ITHACA-KEPHALLONIA CHANNEL - 2000

Ithaca-Kephallonia channel. A. Dellaporta (then Ephoreia of Maritime Antiquities, now Director, 2nd EBA) reports the following wrecks located during a collaborative survey with the Norwegian Institute at Athens.

- Outside Fiskardo was a wreck with a cargo of Dressel 6A amphorae of the first century BC to the first century AD (Fig. 1).

- Near the islet of Asteris was a Roman wreck with a cargo of amphorae of the Italian type Forlimpopoli/Agora K114 or Dressel 6A of the first century BC to the second century AD, as well as part of the fabric of the ship.

- Finally, off Piso Aetos at a depth of 23m was a wreck with a cargo of large tiles, a storage vessel and the upper part of a Greco-Italian amphora type probably of the fourth to the third century BC.