The lost harbour of Pisa revealed
The key to Roman mercantile power turned into a lake more than 500 years ago. Now, researchers think they’ve found it again. Andrew Masterson reports.
The “lost harbour†of the Italian city of Pisa has been located, researchers say.
For more than 1000 years, across the Roman and Medieval periods, the city was a highly influential seaport, serviced by its port, known as the Portus Pisanus.
Evidence suggests the port was established around 200 BCE in a naturally protected lagoon that connected with the Ligurian Sea.
https://cosmosmagazine.com/archaeology/the-lost-harbour-of-pisa-revealed
