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<p>A rescue excavation on Amorgos island brought to light an assemblage comprising carbonised textiles, cordage, rope, wood, and stone fragments. This article presents a technical and instrumental analysis aimed at understanding and characterising these finds. Utilising optical and Scanning Electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infra-red (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy, and CT-scanning, the analyses support the hypothesis that the assemblage constitutes nautical gear, including sails, rigging, mast components, wooden vessel parts, and a stone fishing weight. Analysis identified cellulosic bast fibres; the use of deciduous alongside coniferous trees; and flint. Radiocarbon dating placed the find to the transition between Late Antiquity and the Early Byzantine period, specifically between the mid-6th and mid-8th centuries AD. The interpretation of this material as a nautical assemblage, along with the successful application of instrumental analysis for material identification, is highly significant, as such finds are exceptionally rare in Greece.</p>

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Late antiquity nautical assemblage from Amorgos island in Greece

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    2026年8月3日

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  • Christina Margariti,
  • Polytimi Loukopoulou,
  • Konstantinos Alexiou,
  • Maria Petrou,
  • Antonios Charalampakis,
  • Gabriela Sava,
  • Tiberiu Sava,
  • Stella Spantidaki,
  • Maria Koutsoumpou

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A rescue excavation on Amorgos island brought to light an assemblage comprising carbonised textiles, cordage, rope, wood, and stone fragments. This article presents a technical and instrumental analysis aimed at understanding and characterising these finds. Utilising optical and Scanning Electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infra-red (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy, and CT-scanning, the analyses support the hypothesis that the assemblage constitutes nautical gear, including sails, rigging, mast components, wooden vessel parts, and a stone fishing weight. Analysis identified cellulosic bast fibres; the use of deciduous alongside coniferous trees; and flint. Radiocarbon dating placed the find to the transition between Late Antiquity and the Early Byzantine period, specifically between the mid-6th and mid-8th centuries AD. The interpretation of this material as a nautical assemblage, along with the successful application of instrumental analysis for material identification, is highly significant, as such finds are exceptionally rare in Greece.