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New Research Has Unraveled the History of the Lost Harbor of Pisa

New insights into the evolution and eventual disappearance of Portus Pisanus, the lost harbor of Pisa, have been revealed. Although it has been described as one of Italy’s most influential seaports during the Middle Ages, little is known about the relationship between Portus Pisanus’s environment and its history. To understand the role those long-term coastal dynamics, sea-level rise, ...

Troy Oakes

The ancient harbor of Pisa.