The wreck is located on 7 m depth at Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Catalonia, Spain. It is dated to
69-89 AD (Emperor Vespasian). It is a small merchant ship (about 9.5 m long).
Investigations:
Finds:
* Dressel 2/4 is an imitation based on Koan Greek amphorae, with various centers of production: Campania, Tarraconensis, Gallia Narbonensis, as well as rare production in Baetica and Africa. Main publication:NIETO, J.; JOVER, A.; IZQUIERDO, P.; PUIG, A.M.; ALAMINOS, A.; MARTÍN, A.; PUJOL, M.; PALOU, H. & COLOMER, S.: "Excavacions arqueològiques subaquàtiques a Cala Culip", I, Girona, 1989, 345 p. and 181 pics. |
Thanks ot Pere Isquierdo i Tugas for supplying info. Published January 2000, photo © CASC, page rev jan '03