Viggen Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Archaeologists uncover buried structural remains and artifacts that help tell the story of an ancient Roman port system in Italy. Known as Vada Volaterrana, it has been identified as a key port system located in present-day Tuscany, Italy, used anciently by the Romans of the city of Volaterrae (today's Volterra) for the import and export of trade goods throughout the Mediterranean. The main harbor was located north of the mouth of the Cecina river, at S. Gaetano di Vada. Here, the University of Pisa has been excavating, since the 1980s, a significant commercial quarter that has yielded major structures and numerous artifacts that have testified to a facility built during the Augustan age but lasting through to the sixth-seventh centuries, C.E.... more at Popular Archaeology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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