Beyond the mole: redefining harbour capacity for the ancient Mediterranean

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The SHIPs project examines ancient harbours from a maritime perspective, analysing integrated harbour systems across contrasting environments in the Mediterranean region. Application of standardised analyses demonstrates that extra-basin anchorage zones played a decisive role in determining harbour capacity and enables more robust evaluation and comparative ranking of ancient ports.

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@article{nantet2026beyond,
  title = {{Beyond the mole: redefining harbour capacity for the ancient Mediterranean}},
  author = {Emmanuel Nantet and Matthieu Giaime and Michael Lazar},
  journal = {Antiquity},
  year = {2026},
  month = aug,
  doi = {10.15184/aqy.2026.10424},
  url = {https://hal.science/hal-05733680v1},
  note = {CC BY},
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Beyond the mole: redefining harbour capacity for the ancient Mediterranean
AU  - Emmanuel Nantet
AU  - Matthieu Giaime
AU  - Michael Lazar
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/08/28
JO  - Antiquity
DO  - 10.15184/aqy.2026.10424
UR  - https://hal.science/hal-05733680v1
AB  - The SHIPs project examines ancient harbours from a maritime perspective, analysing integrated harbour systems across contrasting environments in the Mediterranean region. Application of standardised analyses demonstrates that extra-basin anchorage zones played a decisive role in determining harbour capacity and enables more robust evaluation and comparative ranking of ancient ports.
SN  - 0003-598X
SN  - 1745-1744
ER  -

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