Overview

The SOMA 2024 conference explored navigation and its connections to Mediterranean cultural and material heritage, examining the region’s historical, cultural, and economic contexts. It emphasized innovative approaches to heritage conservation and interpretation, engaging disciplines such as art history, numismatics, and epigraphy. Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, the plenary sessions were held at the International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar (ICUA Zadar). The event was jointly organized by ICUA Zadar, the General Association for Mediterranean Archaeology (GAMA), the Department of Archaeology at the University of Zadar, the Museum of Ancient Glass in Zadar, and the Archaeological Museum Zadar. As part of the international SOMA conference series, the event continued the tradition of bringing together archaeologists from across the Mediterranean to exchange knowledge and promote the study, protection, and preservation of the region’s cultural heritage—building on previous meetings hosted in several European countries.

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Author:   Mladen Pešić ,  Luka Bratović ,  Doris Kurtov
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress Access Archaeology
Weight:   1.918kg
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9781805832034

ISBN 10:   1805832034
Pages:   500
Publication Date:   27 November 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Legislation management and interpretation of cultural heritage State management of underwater cultural heritage in Mediterranean waters: the case of the Mazarron 2 shipwreck – Paloma Sánchez Gómez and Rafael Sabio González Last chance harbour – unveiling Lagos underwater heritage – Nuno Costa and Andreia Romão Blue Culture Technology Excellence Hubs within the EU Blue Economy – Alexandra Camilleri, Fabio Bruno, Marco Cozza, Francesco Buffone, Umberto Severino, Alessandro Cozza, Felix Manfredi, Marino Mangeruga, Manuel Fortunato Drago, Asimina Dimara, Stelios Krinidis, Fabio Figurella, Massimo Pieri, Riccardo Pelliccia, Anastasia Fourkiotou, Nayden Prahov, Kiril Velkovsky, Debra Camilleri and Polyvios Raxis   Ports, harbours and anchorages Ephesus: Reconstruction of the Harbour City of Ancient Rome in the East – Ahmet Denker and Hakan Oniz Return to San Gottardo. Underwater archaeological research in the Grado Island waters – Massimo Capulli Geomorphology and Geoarchaeology Changes for Kallias submerged Roman harbours site between Ras Abo Hashfa and Ras Alam El-Rum areas, NW coast of Egypt by R.S and GIS – Samah Moustafa Abo Zeid, Magdy Torab and Adel Elsadany Port as a complex system of relationships: some preliminary notes on the Roman cases of Altium and Iulia Concordi – Elisabetta Rosatti The underwater surveys by MPM project in Cyprus (Limassol) – Serafino Caggiano   Seafaring and navigation Small but gold: the flourishing mariners of Chryssi island – Katerina Famprikatzi A retrospection on cistern-boats and a potential reappraisal of their journeys – Thomas Iossifidis Patron deities and sacred places of ancient seafarers in the Adriatic – Lucijana Šešelj   Shipwrecks A Tripolitanian cargo in the Salento waters – Rita Auriemma   Tools and methods (excavation, documentation, conservation, restoration) Two Upper Adriatic pottery skyphoi from the Vilina špilja shrine overlooking the source of the Ombla River: traces of ancient repair and modern intervention – Martina Ćurković Madiraca, Zdenka Vrgoč and Domagoj Perkić The effects of the mediterranean climate over the southern sites of Ephesos Terrace House 2 and recommended conservation strategies – Ceren Gürçay Yılmaz, Berna Çağlar Eryurt and Bekir Eskici Corrosion studies on WWI metallic ship Baron Gautsch and strategies to protect the shipwreck – Zdenka Vrgoč, Roko Surić and Ian D. MacLeod Detecting, mapping and interpreting archaeological evidence in dynamic shallow-water environment: towards a systematic methodology – Giuseppe Avola, Livio Nardò, Sara Finale, Serafino Caggiano, Filippo Barthelemy and Tecla Zucchi   Maritime cultural landscapes Paths in visible waterscapes: Milesia, Maeander Valley and Kuşadası bay during the Late Bronze Age – Nuray Nisan Köknar Paleo-geomorphology of Pharos Island, Alexandria, Egypt by using geomorphological and submerged archaeological evidence – Magdy Torab Monasteries, land and water viability: the case of Brescia’s territory – Carolina Simeoni Fishing in troubled water? The Lesser Syrtis under East Roman rule (6th-7th century CE) – Tommaso Giuliodoro and Néhémie Strupler   Material culture and trade Stages of purple dye processing and ancient laboratory facilities in the Eastern Mediterranean area – Sevasti Mouteveli Religious life of ancient sailors in the eastern Adriatic, traces of religious ship rituals – Ivana Jadrić-Kučan Pottery sequence of the Lake Van basin within the cultural and political framework of the highland of eastern Anatolia: from the Chalcolithic Period to the Late Iron Age (Achaemenid) – Aynur Özfırat Tracing money in pre-Imperial period: sea routes in the Adriatic, a case study of northern Dalmatia – Mato Ilkić and Lucijana Šešelj A group of glass vessels from the Van archaeology museum – Elif Hanar The maritime circulation of ceramic roofing materials in the Western Mediterranean of Roman era – Caterina Tomizza Mugs and beakers by the sea. Thin-Walled Pottery in Ionian-Adriatic area – Rita Auriemma and Carlo De Mitri Exploring maritime trade: roman glass amphorae in the Mediterranean – Berislav Štefanac African cooking ware from the 2021 underwater excavations at Fizine (Slovenia) – Danica Mitrova and Saša Koren Terra, Mare, aut Fluvius: evaluating potential Roman stone trade routes leveraging geospatial models – Ines Ferjan Numismatic finds from the antique period port at Barbir in Sukošan – Mladen Pešić and Mato Ilkić Eastern Mediterranean amphora networks and maritime trade in Late Antiquity – Hikmet Kılınçoğlu and Lucia Novakova

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Mladen Pešić graduated in Archaeology and Geography from the University of Zadar in 2007 and began his career as a conservator-restorer of underwater archaeological finds. Since 2005 he has been involved in many underwater archaeological field works. He obtained his PhD in 2019 with the subject ‘African imports recovered from the Croatian seabed dating from the 1st to the 5th centuries AD’. He is currently working as the Director of ICUA Zadar. Luka Bratović obtained his Master’s degree in Library Science in 2014 from the Department of Information Sciences, University of Zadar, Croatia. His career path started with the Professional Training Program at the same University. As a Graduate Librarian in 2016, the following year he received the qualification of Professional Associate Librarian. Since 2020, he has been employed at the ICUA Zadar Library. Doris Kurtov earned a degree in English and French Language and Literature from the Faculty of Philosophy in Zadar in 1992. Since 2018, she has headed the International Cooperation and Funding Department at ICUA Zadar, overseeing the Centre’s mission, international projects, and partnerships. Previously, she spent twelve years at the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media.

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