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Freschi, who carried out eight seasons of archaeological surveys and excavations during
the years 1983-1984, 1987-1991, and 1994. The amount of data they collected is truly
impressive, even though not one of these campaigns lasted more than 12 consecutive
days, and in many instances considerably less.
Aquarius’ archaeologists mapped the Punta Cicala shipwreck in 1983 and 1984,
excavated the Punta Scifo B marble carrier in 1987, made a sketch of the column shafts
at Capo Cimiti in 1988, and another of the Capo Bianco merchantman in 1991. 84 While
the Punta Scifo A shipwreck will be the sole focus of Chapter III, the results of
Aquarius’ work are presented here, alongside the new data collected during the INA
2005 and 2006 INA campaigns.
The IA Campaigns (2005-2006)
The 2005 Mapping Season
Between August 20 and September 24, 2005 under water investigations by INA
and RPM Nautical were concentrated on the mouth of the Neto River, 12 km north of
Croton’s harbor, and the resort at Praialonga, 35 km to the south, (Fig. 19). Two research
vessels were used simultaneously: the small catamaran Juno (Fig. 20), 8.2 m long, 2.9 m
wide, and with a draft of only 1 m, proved to be perfect for shallow-water operations,
and was used to scan the seafloor up to a maximum depth of 25 m. Three Geometrics
84 Based on Freschi’s reports, the Punta Cicala shipwreck is also known as “Cantafora A,” the Punta Scifo
B as “Cantafora B, and the Capo Bianco site as “Cantafora C.” In this work I prefer to name the
shipwrecks after the nearby promontories, even though Mr. Cantafora deserves full credit for his
discoveries.
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