Portus, New Contributions to its Research: Construction Systems and Dating of the East-West Docks

The archaeological site of Portus (Ostia Antica), is a most important ports of the ancient world. Since 2017, the University of Huelva, in collaboration with the Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica, has been developing a research project on one of its interior piers, the socalled lantern. Said east-west structure or pier is the best example of its category in the port complex. With a length of about 150 m. the latest research has provided numerous and interesting data on its architecture and diachrony, highlighting significant phases in its evolution from its construction to its final abandonment in the beginnings of the Middle Ages. Therefore, the results presented here represent a significant novelty in the general knowledge of Portus and in that of its docks in particular. ; Funding for open access publishing: Universidad de Huelva / CBUA. The study and analysis of the east-west dock are part of a research agreement signed between University of Huelva and the Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica. It was also carried out in the context of the Research Project Del Atlántico al Tirreno: Investigaciones en las infraestructuras de Portus- Ostia Antica, el muelle de la Lanterna (From the Atlantic to the Tyrrhenian: Investigations in the infrastructures of Portus-Ostia Antica, the Lanterna dock), of the Call for Archaeological Projects Abroad of the Ministry of Education of Spain.