RT Journal Article
T1 Portus, New Contributions to its Research: Construction Systems and Dating of the East-West Docks
A1 Bermejo Meléndez, Javier
A1 Campos Carrasco, Juan Manuel
A1 Bermejo Meléndez, Alberto
A1 Fernández Sutilo, Lucía
A1 Sánchez Hernando, Luis Javier
AB The archaeological site of Portus (Ostia Antica), is a most important ports of the ancientworld. Since 2017, the University of Huelva, in collaboration with the Archaeological Parkof Ostia Antica, has been developing a research project on one of its interior piers, the socalledlantern. Said east-west structure or pier is the best example of its category in theport complex. With a length of about 150 m. the latest research has provided numerousand interesting data on its architecture and diachrony, highlighting significant phases in itsevolution from its construction to its final abandonment in the beginnings of the MiddleAges. Therefore, the results presented here represent a significant novelty in the generalknowledge of Portus and in that of its docks in particular.
PB Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
SN 1557-2285
SN 1557-2293 (electrónico)
YR 2023
FD 2023-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22423
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22423
LA eng
NO Meléndez, J. B., Campos, J. M., Meléndez, A. B., Sutilo, L. F., Sebastiani, R., & Sánchez Hernando, L. J. (2023). Portus, New Contributions to its Research: Construction Systems and Dating of the East–West Docks. In Journal of Maritime Archaeology. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11457-023-09360-9
NO Funding for open access publishing: Universidad de Huelva / CBUA.The study and analysis of the east-west dock are part of a research agreement signed between University of Huelva and the Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica. It was also carried out in the context of the Research Project Del Atlántico al Tirreno: Investigaciones en las infraestructuras de Portus-Ostia Antica, el muelle de la Lanterna (From the Atlantic to the Tyrrhenian: Investigations in the infrastructures of Portus-Ostia Antica, the Lanterna dock), of the Call for Archaeological Projects Abroad of the Ministry of Education of Spain. 
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026