Comments on: Roman battering ram found off Sicily http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/506 History fetish? What history fetish? Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:00:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Dr. Jeff Royal http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/506#comment-22362 Dr. Jeff Royal Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:57:30 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/506#comment-22362 Greetings, I am the Archaeological Director for RPM Nautical Foundation, and wanted to write to clear up a few mis-statements in the blog. In a project partnership with the Sopr. Office of Underwater Archaeology for Sicily, we discovered this bronze warship ram during the summer of 2008. The date of the ram has not been determined conclusively; Dr. Tusa and I have speculated this battle event as it is well attested in this area. RPMNF is not a "private archaeological recovery company"; we are a non-profit archaeological research institution. Please see our website (www.rpmnautical.org) for continuing updates on the ram and other finds, as well as more information about RPMNF. Thank you. Greetings,
I am the Archaeological Director for RPM Nautical Foundation, and wanted to write to clear up a few mis-statements in the blog. In a project partnership with the Sopr. Office of Underwater Archaeology for Sicily, we discovered this bronze warship ram during the summer of 2008. The date of the ram has not been determined conclusively; Dr. Tusa and I have speculated this battle event as it is well attested in this area. RPMNF is not a “private archaeological recovery company”; we are a non-profit archaeological research institution. Please see our website (www.rpmnautical.org) for continuing updates on the ram and other finds, as well as more information about RPMNF.
Thank you.

]]> By: livius drusus http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/506#comment-17326 livius drusus Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:26:44 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/506#comment-17326 Oh wow, how exciting! I would love to hear about your experiences on the survey team. If you're ever in the mood to write up an anecdote or two, or maybe a summary, I would be thrilled to bits to post it here. :yes: I have also read that another rostrum was found by fishermen off the coast of Trapani, so basically the same area as the Egadi islands. It was recovered by the Carabinieri in 2004 and is now in the Pepoli museum. Unfortunately the Pepoli has no website and I couldn't find any more information about the Trapani rostrum. I wanted to include a picture of it just for comparison, but there was none to be found. Lots of cool majolica and coral in that museum, though. :) Oh wow, how exciting! I would love to hear about your experiences on the survey team. If you’re ever in the mood to write up an anecdote or two, or maybe a summary, I would be thrilled to bits to post it here. :yes:

I have also read that another rostrum was found by fishermen off the coast of Trapani, so basically the same area as the Egadi islands. It was recovered by the Carabinieri in 2004 and is now in the Pepoli museum.

Unfortunately the Pepoli has no website and I couldn’t find any more information about the Trapani rostrum. I wanted to include a picture of it just for comparison, but there was none to be found.

Lots of cool majolica and coral in that museum, though. :)

]]> By: Graham Nickerson http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/506#comment-16956 Graham Nickerson Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:22:10 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/506#comment-16956 Hey, Great site! I am actually part of the survey team that found this rostrum. I am interested in publishing a paper on the technical aspects of the survey (I am a surveyor, not archaeologist). I have anecdotal evidence of another rostrum being found by fishermen in the area, but I can only find info on a find made by a dredging company. Anyone have any more info? I must say that the immense historical fabric behind this type of work has me hooked. The thrill of treasure hunting without the moral complications. Or the money :( (Just kidding) Hey,
Great site!
I am actually part of the survey team that found this rostrum. I am interested in publishing a paper on the technical aspects of the survey (I am a surveyor, not archaeologist).
I have anecdotal evidence of another rostrum being found by fishermen in the area, but I can only find info on a find made by a dredging company.

Anyone have any more info?

I must say that the immense historical fabric behind this type of work has me hooked. The thrill of treasure hunting without the moral complications. Or the money :( (Just kidding)

]]> By: livius drusus http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/506#comment-16426 livius drusus Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:52:08 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/506#comment-16426 Yup. And I didn't even get into the interesting meta-narrative about private archaeological recovery companies versus national marketing. Yup. And I didn’t even get into the interesting meta-narrative about private archaeological recovery companies versus national marketing.

]]> By: Clutch http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/506#comment-16424 Clutch Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:18:12 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/506#comment-16424 Great story! Great story!

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