History of Fieldwork

Lanciani 1865, Portus projectThe site of Portus (Fiumicino), the port of ancient Rome for most of the imperial period has been known since the sixteenth century, but is far less well known than nearby Ostia.

 




Lugli and Filibeck 1935, Portus projectPrevious work at the site has involved a number of distinguished Italian and foreign scholars, and has resulted in the publication of several major studies, including those by Lanciani (1868), Lugli & Filibeck (1935) and Testaguzza (1970), as well as more recent work by the Soprintendenza di Beni Archeologici di Ostia (Manucci, 1996).



Testaguzza 1970, Portus projectThe results of the 1998-2004 phase of the Portus Project, funded by the AHRC with assistance from the Soprintendenza di Beni Archeologici di Ostia, comprised a geophysical survey of the port and its hinterland lying to the east and is published in Keay, Millett, Strutt & Paroli 2005.