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Abstract
The remains of a Roman barge were found in 1981 in the River Stella, Udine, Italy. Its cargo consisted mainly of roof tiles. It was excavated in 1998 and 1999, and detailed recording of the hull, and a second wooden structure, was achieved in 2011. A spread of material upstream of the wreck has been investigated 2012–2015. The barge was originally dated to the first quarter of the 1st century AD by the in situ cargo. This article describes the bottom‐based sewn‐plank hull construction and examines it in the light of local boatbuilding traditions. The second wooden structure is also described, along with recent finds and new dating evidence from the dispersed material. The Stella 1 excavation was part of the Anaxum Project, a wider study of the Stella River's cultural landscape through time.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the Soprintendenza Archeologia del Friuli‐Venezia Giulia, ProMare, CMAC, Peter and Nancy Amaral, Mario and Giovanna De Candido (Marina Stella), and the joint team from the University of Udine (Lucrezia Maria Federico, Massimo Iob, and Daniel Iacumin), Promare (Ayse Atauz, Peter Holt, Dante Bartoli, and Lindsey Thomas), and Texas A&M University (Kelby Rose and Kotaro Yamafune).