Papers by Fabrizio Ciacchella
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This article presents the results of a preliminary archaeological operation carried out in 2021 o... more This article presents the results of a preliminary archaeological operation carried out in 2021 on the Mortella II wreck. It was designed as a continuation and complement to the excavation of the Mortella III wreck that was performed between 2010 and 2019 and to which it is historically linked: both ships were Genoese merchantmen sailing together, which sank in 1527 in the context of the 7th Italian War between France and Spain. The paper takes up the main outcomes of the lines of research on shipbuilding and artefacts (anchors and artillery). It discusses their characteristics, comparing them to other wrecks of similar Mediterranean origin. In this way, this work seeks to contribute to the knowledge of Mediterranean shipbuilding and the material culture of the Renaissance, which is currently little known.
The Cadiz-Delta II wreck the "San Giorgio", a Genoese merchantman sunk by Francis Drake in 1587
El pecio Cádiz-Delta II: la "San Giorgio", nave mercante genovesa hundida por Francis D... more El pecio Cádiz-Delta II: la "San Giorgio", nave mercante genovesa hundida por Francis Drake en 1587. La construcción de la nueva terminal de contenedores del Puerto de Cádiz ha deparado el hallazgo de tres pecios. Los estudios de las fuentes documentales llevados a cabo sobre el naufragio conocido como Delta II, junto con la información aportada por la artillería que transportaba y el variado cargamento conservado, ha posibilitado tanto la identificación de los restos -como pertenecientes a la nave mercante genovesa San Giorgio y San Telmo, hundida por Francis Drake durante el ataque que llevó a cabo en la Bahía de Cádiz en el año 1587-, como su contribución en la formación de la Gran Armada que estaba organizando Felipe II en la ciudad de Lisboa. ABSTRACT: Construction work on the new container terminal at the Port of Cadiz as uncovered three shipwrecks. The documentary investigation carried out on the wreck known as Delta II, together with information derived from the ar...
Mortella III Wreck - Excavation report year 2019
Mortella III Wreck - Excavation report year 2019
Mortella III wreck (1527, Corsica, France). Excavation report of the year 2019. 6th field campaign (22sd September to 22sd October 2019), Arrêté n°2019-308, OA3873
Open Research Europe, 2022
The Mortella wrecks are the remains of two navi, Genoese seagoing merchant ships, sunk in 1527 in... more The Mortella wrecks are the remains of two navi, Genoese seagoing merchant ships, sunk in 1527 in the Bay of Saint-Florent (Upper-Corsica, France) during the Seventh Italian War. A programme of archaeological excavations and historical research has been held on one of them, Mortella III, between 2010 and 2020. It has involved a multidisciplinary team around a European research project called ModernShip (Horizon 2020), whose objective is to shed light on Mediterranean shipbuilding during the Renaissance, a field still little known to this day. At the end of these 10 years, the aim of the present article is to conclude this research programme with the presentation of a scientific review that complements a recently published monograph on the Mortella III wreck. This study presents the latest results on the ship's architecture obtained during the excavation of the wreck in 2019, including a study of the wood of the framework. Finally, this article broadens our understanding of the ...
Mortella III wreck (1527, Corsica, France). Excavation report of the year 2019. 6th field campaign (22sd September to 22sd October 2019), Arrêté n°2019-308, OA3873
Open Research Europe, 2022
The Mortella wrecks are the remains of two navi, Genoese seagoing merchant ships, sunk in 1527 in... more The Mortella wrecks are the remains of two navi, Genoese seagoing merchant ships, sunk in 1527 in the Bay of Saint-Florent (Upper-Corsica, France) during the Seventh Italian War. A programme of archaeological excavations and historical research has been held on one of them, Mortella III, between 2010 and 2020. It has involved a multidisciplinary team around a European research project called ModernShip (Horizon 2020), whose objective is to shed light on Mediterranean shipbuilding during the Renaissance, a field still little known to this day. At the end of these 10 years, the aim of the present article is to conclude this research programme with the presentation of a scientific review that complements a recently published monograph on the Mortella III wreck. This study presents the latest results on the ship's architecture obtained during the excavation of the wreck in 2019, including a study of the wood of the framework. Finally, this article broadens our understanding of the ...
An Insight into Mediterranean Naval Architecture in the Sixteenth Through the Texts of (1538–1571). A Comparative Perspective with
Heritage and the Sea
Archeologia Postmedievale, 20, 2016
Construction work on the new container terminal at the Port of Cadiz has uncovered three shipwrec... more Construction work on the new container terminal at the Port of Cadiz has uncovered three shipwrecks. The documentary investi-gation carried out on the wreck known as Delta II, together with information derived from the artillery it was carrying and the various cargo that has survived, have made it possible to identify the remains as belonging to the Genoese merchant vessel San Giorgio e Sant’Elmo , sunk by Francis Drake during his attack on the Bay of Cadiz in the Spring of 1587. The ship has also been identified as one of those used to transport artillery for the Spanish Armada, which was then being formed by Philip II in Lisbon to attack England.
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