The MARE team struggling up the beach at Campese with one ofthe stone anchor stocks.
many, its recovery was the emotional high point of many years of effort and commitment. Is the ship Etruscan or Greek? The construction suggests that it is Etruscan. The mortise-and-tenon method was common on deepwater vessels in the Aegean at thi s time. In the north central areas of the Mediterranean, however, the stitched method was still in frequent use. Etruria fal ls into a geographical area of less developed ship construction. The fact that the ship is there at all is also suggestive of Etruscan origin. The wreck site is in the middle of Etruscan waters at a time
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when the Etruscans were at the height of their power and closely guarding their waters. The cargo is of mixed source. The ship under the guidance of its merchant owner had traveled to a range of ports trading its cargo as it journeyed, enabling the ship to be run on a commercial basis. The ship probably came to Giglio as part of its continuous trading run , for found close to the wreck (and more had been seen in the 1960s) was a halffinished anchor stock. It was made of a stone that matched the quarry on Giglio. This quarry was only 244 meters from the shore, and so we can conclude that the wrecked ship had stopped to take on these half-finished stocks and sell them further on in its journey. In conclusion, this wreck is providing a wealth of material to different disciplines. At the same time, it helps to increase our understanding of a very successful group of people, particularly some of the intricacies of Mediterranean trade in that period. -1 Timothy Dingemans worked as a volunteer diver on the Mary Rose project and has been active in MAREfor several years.
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