Ricerche archeologiche nelle acque di grado tra mare e laguna

The island of Grado separates the top part of the Adriatic Sea from the lagoon of the same name which, due to the rise in sea level, now covers part of what was the suburbium of Aquileia in Roman times. Here there probably existed a widespread port where the passage of cargo from larger ships to flat-bottomed ones that could more easily reach the urban port or travel the inside routes that interconnected the entire region took place. Until recently there were only a few timbers as evidence of the passage of ships in this area, but that changed in 2022 summer with the discovery of two new ship-wrecks. In addition to these discoveries due to underwater archaeological research, the re-reading of data from an excavation of over a century ago on the Gorgo island made it possible to recognize the reuse of planks from a sewn boat. The set of all the nautical artifacts seems to identify a privileged route to reach the port of Aquileia through the lagoon of Grado.