UNDERWATER ARCHEOLOGY IN THE COUNTY OF CONSTANTA - ANCIENT WOODEN ANCHORS WITH
LEAD CROSSPIECE DISCOVERED IN THE BLACK SEA
UNDERWATER ARCHEOLOGY IN THE COUNTY OF CONSTANTA - ANCIENT WOODEN ANCHORS WITH
LEAD CROSSPIECE DISCOVERED IN THE BLACK SEA
Author(s): Laurențiu Marin DobreSubject(s): History, Archaeology, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Ovidius University Press
Keywords: underwater archaeology; lead stocks; ancient anchors in the Black Sea; ancient lead stock in Romania; lead stock with a wooden core;
Summary/Abstract: This study presents two lead pieces as components of two ancient wooden anchors which were randomly discovered in the Black Sea and nowadays decorate the terrace of a fishing complex situated on the southern sea-coast of Constanta. The research scientifically highlights the elements of the wooden anchors and includes a description of their technical and physical characteristics, conservation state, dating, and various hypotheses regarding their recovery and place of discovery. The analysis of the artefacts proved that one of the investigated elements represents the largest and best-preserved ancient lead crosspiece, out of all similar pieces discovered on the Romanian territory.
Journal: Romanian Journal of Historical Studies
- Issue Year: 2/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 9-21
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English