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Evidence for the nutrition of sailors from the Roman harbour at Zaton near Zadar

The hydroarchaeological excavations of the Roman harbour at Zaton near Nin were carried out in several campaigns at the end of the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s. Along with an abundance of bone, metal, glass, and particularly pottery artefacts, the remains were found of two wooden sea-going vessels that were attributed to the shipbuilding skills of the Liburnians. Excavation began again in 2002, necessitated by the discovery of a third Liburnian vessel. The surrounding strata were full of pottery remains and other material that in part ended up in the sea because of damage that had occurred during numerous harbour operations. However, most of the vessels had belonged to the crew of ships that had arrived in this harbour from all over the Mediterranean during a full three centuries. Excavation continued in 2003, 2005 and 2006. Along with other material, the strata of the harbour also contained the remains of shellfish, snail shells, whole or fragmented bones of animals, birds and fish, and particular attention was paid to the plant remains.

Roman harbour ; Liburnian vessel ; osteological material ; molluscs ; plant remains

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