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25 janvier 2018
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Jean-Philippe Goiran et al., « Geoarchaeological Research in the Northern Claudian Mole at Portus », HAL-SHS : géographie, ID : 10670/1.dg6lkk
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The western spatial extent of the Claudius Harbour moles in Portus is well established afterthe collection and analysis of numerous sediment cores (Morelli et al., 2001) and geophysicalsurveys (Keay et al., 2009) conducted over the past fifteen years. Recent research focuses ondetermining whether ancient Roman harbour infrastructures were constructive, specificallythe moles that were built to protect the harbour. The objective of this study is to provide ahigher resolution sedimentological reconstruction of the western Claudian Northern Mole(NM) in order to ascertain the effectiveness of the structure and its impact on the regionalcoastal environment. This project will involve examining three sediment cores (CL32-10m,CL31-16m, and CL30-22m) collected around the NM (Figure). A combination ofsedimentological analysis (e.g. grain size and mineralogical identification using Mid-InfraredSpectrometry [MIR]) and biostratigraphic analysis will be conducted as well as radiocarbondating of macrofossils for age-depth modelling. This research is important for understandingthe engineering complexities behind ancient Roman harbours and will provide furthercontextual background for archaeological research in Portus.