Lee Antonio Grana Nicolaou

The project will diachronically investigate the exploitation of, and the type of settlements in, coastal lagoons, focussing particularly on the Roman period and using as case study the northern area of the Venetian lagoon. The research fellow will primarily analyse unpublished material from the Altino Museum, particularly fishing implements, record any local traditions and fishing practices that may not be already present in the ethnographic literature, and gather archaeological comparanda on the use of lagoons from different areas of the Roman world.