Portugal é indissociável do mar. A História e a nossa maritimidade assim o confirmam. Os bens culturais subaquáticos são a evidência dessa relação milenar. Como elementos da nossa identidade marítima são objeto de especial proteção e valorização.
Attempts over the past few decades to utilize shipwrecks to answer long-term economic questions tend either to build models from single excavated and well preserved vessels, or rely on numbers as a broad index of intensity of trade through time. Drawing on Roman and Late Roman (…
Seaborne trade increased in quantity and value despite the political and demographic upheaval in the East Mediterranean caused by the ongoing hostilities of the tenth through the twelfth centuries. In order to thrive, trade had to adapt to changing conditions, and thus, the stor…
Our ability to understand and interpret archaeological data collected from the excavation of an archaeological site is limited by our capacity to investigate it. This is often limited by our understanding of the surrounding environment and the modern landscape. This dissertation…