1095-9270/asset/olbannerleft.gif?v=1&s=40d82f8579d9ce02a5751d4fef5d0acd5d21747c)
1095-9270/asset/olbannerright.gif?v=1&s=d1737f84f501f85a92577b6538144870d7a46634)
A Presumed Hydraulic Apparatus for the Transport of Live Fish, Found on the Roman Wreck at Grado, Italy
Article first published online: 10 MAR 2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2011.00317.x
© 2011 The Authors. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology © 2011 The Nautical Archaeology Society
Issue
International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
Volume 40, Issue 2, pages 274–282, September 2011
Additional Information
How to Cite
Beltrame, C., Gaddi, D. and Parizzi, S. (2011), A Presumed Hydraulic Apparatus for the Transport of Live Fish, Found on the Roman Wreck at Grado, Italy. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 40: 274–282. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2011.00317.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 3 AUG 2011
- Article first published online: 10 MAR 2011
- Abstract
- Article
- References
- Cited By
Keywords:
- Wreck;
- Roman;
- Grado;
- amphoras;
- fish;
- piston-pump
The Roman wreck found off Grado, not far from the city of Aquileia in the north Adriatic Sea, was recovered in 1999. The ship carried various kinds of amphoras with processed fish. A lead pipe, inserted in the hull near the keel, is curious evidence which the authors try to explain. The pipe could be connected to a piston-pump to suck water. A theoretical reconstruction demonstrates how this apparatus could work and that it could be used to feed a tank to allow trading in live fish over a long distance.
© 2011 The Authors