A Roman ship emerges from the depths off the coast of Gallipoli

The sea takes away, the sea gives. Thewaters of Gallipolihave guarded a great one for centuriesa Roman cargo shipof the eralate imperialwith its load ofamphorae.

The relevant onearchaeological discoveryit was done last June, during a control activity on the men of theFinancial Policewho had noticed someanomalies in the Salento seabedof the Ionian Sea. In a second phase, in concert with theSupervisionarchaeology, fine arts and landscape for the provinces of Brindisi, Lecce and Taranto, members of the second were sentTaranto diving unitwho found thearchaeological find. From the first stages on the operation was kept the strictestconfidentiality to avoid plundering. Furthermore, the area of ​​discovery, starting from June, is constantlymonitored by the police.

Recovery plans and institutional synergy

The next steps to bring theprecious cargoprovide asynergy tra Supervision e le Yellow Flamesbased on an activity ofsystematic reconnaissance e documentation of the wreckthanks to the most modern onesinvestigation methodologies. Then the complex will be plannedunderwater archaeological excavationwhich will allow theload recovery e la successiva conservation.

Unlocking of funds for the operation

Un notable contributionthe story was given by the unlocking offunds 780,000 euros da parte del Superior Council of Cultural and Landscape Heritageprovided for by law 190/2014. Now to the community, to benefit from thearchaeological discoveryall that remains is to wait.