The Roman anchorage at the island of Moral and the maritime trade in the river mouth of Guadiana

Authors

  • Juan Aurelio Pérez Macías Facultad de Humanidades. Universidad de Huelva
  • Diego González Batanero Ánfora G.I.P. Huelva
  • Manuel Javier Rodríguez Martín Ánfora G.I.P. Huelva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/etfii.26.2013.13751

Keywords:

Guadiana river, underwater archaeology, Roman amphorae, maritime trade

Abstract

This paper presents the results of underwater archaeological survey carried out at the Río Carreras (Ayamonte, Huelva, SW Spain) on the occasion of the dredging of the River Race. The location of an underwater deposit with plenty of Roman archaeological material, especially amphorae, leads us to consider this finding as the remains of a Roman site near the anchorage located in Isla del Moral (Ayamonte). The analysis of the pottery allows us to reflect on the position of the settlement of the Guadiana River in the maritime trade of Atlantic coasts, and its true role in facilitating supplies and exchanges with interior populations in river traffic leveraging the navigable stretch of this river to Mértola (Portugal).

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Pérez Macías, J. A., González Batanero, D., & Rodríguez Martín, M. J. (2014). The Roman anchorage at the island of Moral and the maritime trade in the river mouth of Guadiana. Espacio Tiempo Y Forma. Serie II, Historia Antigua, (26), 339–370. https://doi.org/10.5944/etfii.26.2013.13751

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