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0.11 x 0.04 m. 92 This stock represents possibly the only “Haldane II A” anchor type with
the wood still preserved. 93 Parallels are associated only with shipwrecks ranging from
the sixth to the mid-second-century B.C. 94 Due to its late date and find spot beneath
Roman artifacts, it seems unlikely that this anchor stock belonged to the Punta Scifo B
shipwreck. It is probably not associated with Punta Scifo B, and was lost by another
merchantman centuries before the Roman marble carrier sank.
The probable location of the ship’s galley on the southeastern edge of the site is
indicated by the presence of one intact terracotta tile along with fragments of others, two
bronze ladles 0.35 m long ending in curved swan’s heads, fragments of Kapitän 2
amphoras with remains of pitch inside, and sherds of kitchen ware. 95 A fragment of lead
sheathing perforated with holes and probably intended to protect the outer hull from
marine borers, square-sectioned copper nails of different lengths, and copper tacks with
round-sectioned shanks were also uncovered. One of the tacks is 0.65 m long. 96
The overall impression is that Punta Scifo B was a merchantman with a cargo
larger and heavier than the nearby Punta Scifo A wreck, but without finished, decorative
artifacts. No basins, stands, candelabra, statuettes, or other similar items were found on
board. The blocks and slabs are never decorated, with the partial exception of Block 13,
the longest of the group, which has simple cornices at each extremity. The Punta Scifo B
92 Freschi 1987, 3-4, 47-51.
93 The type “Haldane II A” is characterized by a wooden stock with two lead cores separated by the shank.
In the “Haldane IIB” type the lead core is a single cast, joined through the shank. (Haldane 1984, 3).
94 The earliest example of a II A stock comes from the late sixth century B.C. shipwreck at Bon Porté.
Other shipwrecks which had this type of anchor have been found at Tektaş Burnu (end of fifth century
B.C.), Porticello (late fifth – early fourth century B.C.); Kyrenia (late fourth century B.C.); Secca di
Capistello (early third century B.C.). The latest example published until present comes from Isla Pedrosa,
and it dates to the middle of the second century B.C. (Carlson 2003, 581; Haldane 1984, 6-7; Haldane
1986, 419).
95 Freschi 1987, 5.
96 Freschi 1987, 4.
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