Athena Trakadas
University of Copenhagen, Saxo Institute, Faculty Member
- Maritime Archaeology, Mediterrranean Archaeology, Roman Archaeology, Classical Archaeology, Ancient Fishing and Marine Resources, Harbour and Port Archaeology, and 13 moreCoastal and Estuarine Studies, Ships and Boats, Roman North Africa (Archaeology), Mediterranean archaeology, Ports and Harbours, Roman fishing and fish processing, Ancient Fishing, Coastal Geomorphology, Cultural Heritage Management, Underwater Cultural Heritage Management, UNESCO Underwater cultural heritage, Riverine Archaeology, and UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021–2030edit
In Mauretaniae maritimis: Marine Resource Exploitation in a Roman North African Province. Geographica Historica 40. Stuttgart 2018. Pp. 667
Research Interests: Roman North Africa (Archaeology), Romanisation, Garum and salsamenta, Mauretania Tingitana, Ancient Fishing, and 7 morePhoenician and Punic Studies, Fish products processing technology, Food and seafood safety, Fish-Salting, Salted fish industries, Moroccan Archaeology, Roman Archaeology, and Ancient Fishing and Marine Resources
Recommandations pour les bonnes pratiques en matière
de méthodes d’acquisition de données pour la gestion du
patrimoine naturel et culturel des zones humides
côtières marocaines. CBDAMM Project: Rabat/Esbjerg 97 pp.
de méthodes d’acquisition de données pour la gestion du
patrimoine naturel et culturel des zones humides
côtières marocaines. CBDAMM Project: Rabat/Esbjerg 97 pp.
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Recommendations for best practices in data acquisition
methods for natural and cultural heritage management
of Moroccan coastal wetlands. CBDAMM Project: Rabat/Esbjerg. 97 pp.
methods for natural and cultural heritage management
of Moroccan coastal wetlands. CBDAMM Project: Rabat/Esbjerg. 97 pp.
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Fish-salting in the northwest Maghreb in antiquity: a gazetteer of sites and resources. Archaeopress: Oxford, 2015. Pp. 159.
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Maritime archaeology and mitigation in Africa. Journal of Maritime Archaeology special issue (Vol. 7.1). Springer LLC: New York, 2012. Pp. 221.
Link: https://link.springer.com/journal/11457/volumes-and-issues/7-1
Link: https://link.springer.com/journal/11457/volumes-and-issues/7-1
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A multidisciplinary approach to Alexandria’s economic past: The Lake Mareotis Research Project. British Archaeological Reports 2285. Archaeopress: Oxford, 2011. Pp. 313. Link:... more
A multidisciplinary approach to Alexandria’s economic past: The Lake Mareotis Research Project. British Archaeological Reports 2285. Archaeopress: Oxford, 2011. Pp. 313.
Link: https://www.barpublishing.com/a-multidisciplinary-approach-to-alexandrias-economic-past-the-lake-mareotis-research-project.html
Link: https://www.barpublishing.com/a-multidisciplinary-approach-to-alexandrias-economic-past-the-lake-mareotis-research-project.html
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Piscationes in Mauretania Tingitana: marine resource exploitation in a Roman North African Province. PhD thesis: University of Southampton, UK, 2009. Pp. 425, plus 7 appendices
Link: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/366713/
Link: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/366713/
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Wulfstan’s Voyage: the Baltic Sea region in the early Viking Age as seen from shipboard. Maritime Culture of the North 2. Viking Ship Museum: Roskilde, 2009, Pp. 374.
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The Morocco Maritime Survey. An archaeological contribution to the history of the Tangier peninsula. British Archaeological Reports 1890. Archaeopress: Oxford, 2008. Pp. 126. Link:... more
The Morocco Maritime Survey. An archaeological contribution to the history of the Tangier peninsula. British Archaeological Reports 1890. Archaeopress: Oxford, 2008. Pp. 126.
Link: https://www.barpublishing.com/the-morocco-maritime-survey.html
Link: https://www.barpublishing.com/the-morocco-maritime-survey.html
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Hjortspring; A Pre-Roman Iron-Age warship in context. Ships and Boats of the North 5. Viking Ship Museum: Roskilde, 2003, Pp. 293.
Link: https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/professions/research/publications/ships-and-boats-of-the-north
Link: https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/professions/research/publications/ships-and-boats-of-the-north
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Archaeological research conducted in Morocco over the last two decades has revealed a wealth of diachronic Maritime Cultural Heritage (MCH) resources, under water and in the coastal zone. However, observation and study has revealed that... more
Archaeological research conducted in Morocco over the last two decades has revealed a wealth of diachronic Maritime Cultural Heritage (MCH) resources, under water and in the coastal zone. However, observation and study has revealed that natural and anthropogenic threats are impacting these resources. Given the challenges to managing MCH resources in a country with such an extensive coastline and limited human managerial resources, the national heritage agency and external research institutions have developed methodologies that in part aim at mitigating these threats. This development is illustrated through three projects, briefly outlined here: the Oued Loukkos Survey, the CBDAMM Project, and the MarEA Project. These projects incorporate approaches that have been tailored to the Moroccan context, considering the type of resources, the extent of the coastline, types of threats, legislation, and people and institutions involved. In conclusion, this article stresses that an interdisciplinary methodological approach to documentation is necessary in order to inform successful mitigation strategies and to plan for future interventions of MCH.
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The coastline of Morocco extends across the northwest Maghreb region of Africa, from the western Mediterranean to the eastern Atlantic. Cultural heritage resources include archaeological remains that reveal a myriad of past human... more
The coastline of Morocco extends across the northwest Maghreb region of Africa, from the western Mediterranean to the eastern Atlantic. Cultural heritage resources include archaeological remains that reveal a myriad of past human activities in the country’s coastal zone, from Middle Paleolithic habitation sites to historical large-scale port infrastructure. As also experienced globally, natural and anthropogenic factors are affecting the stability and morphology of Morocco’s coastal zone and impacting the archaeological sites therein. Recently, Morocco ratified the UN Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Protocol and enacted a national ICZM law that include frameworks for management plans to include cultural heritage resources. One of the main challenges to developing ICZM plans in Morocco, however, is a gap in knowledge: there has been no baseline assessment of how all the factors at play impact cultural heritage assets. By focusing on northern Morocco as a case study, I identify six factors that specifically affect the coastline with examples of documented and potential impacts on archaeological sites. This is intended as a preliminary assessment that also aims to contribute to the development and content of potential management plans with recommendations for next steps.
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Maritime and underwater cultural heritage (MUCH) is concerned with the relationship between people and the marine and coastal environment over time. Rooted in the past, MUCH is a resource that can help us understand and appreciate our... more
Maritime and underwater cultural heritage (MUCH) is concerned with the relationship between people and the marine and coastal environment over time. Rooted in the past, MUCH is a resource that can help us understand and appreciate our current situation.
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Siraf is well‐known archaeologically and historically as an ancient port in the Persian Gulf that prospered during the medieval period. Siraf played a leading role in facilitating maritime and terrestrial trade, connecting long‐distance... more
Siraf is well‐known archaeologically and historically as an ancient port in the Persian Gulf that prospered during the medieval period. Siraf played a leading role in facilitating maritime and terrestrial trade, connecting long‐distance Indian Ocean and China routes with those in the Gulf region. Despite its history, no previous research has been dedicated to the maritime infrastructure of Siraf. Through the ‘2012 Siraf pilot project’ a preliminary survey of the underwater and shoreline remains of this ancient port city was conducted. The site's location is unique in many respects to trade routes and logistical considerations; however, its maritime infrastructure is difficult to assess in light of the extensive threats to the site.
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Journal of Maritime Archaeology 7.1 (2012): 165-192.
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In: Studien zum antiken Kleinasien VII. Asia Minor Studien 66. E. Schwertheim (ed.). Dr. Rudolf Habelt GMBH: Bonn, 2011: 181-191, pl. 21-26.
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Bulletin d’Archéologie Marocaine 21 (2009): 250-267.
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Journal of Mediterranean Studies 16.1/2 (2006): 259-272.
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2024: A. Trakadas, The importance of integrating cultural heritage into the UN Ocean Decade. In C. Jarvis (ed.), Threats to Our Ocean Heritage: Bottom Trawling. Springer: v-viii. Full book available:... more
2024: A. Trakadas, The importance of integrating cultural heritage into the UN Ocean Decade. In C. Jarvis (ed.), Threats to Our Ocean Heritage: Bottom Trawling. Springer: v-viii.
Full book available: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-57953-0
Full book available: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-57953-0
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In: El instrumental de pesca en el Fretum Gaditanum: Catalogación, análisis tipo-cronológico y comparativa regional. J.M. Vargas Girón (ed.), Archaeopress: Oxford, 2020: 174-177
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2020: Trakadas, A., Maritime Living Heritage and the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-30. In W. Park (ed.), Maritime Living Heritage: Building Sustainable Livelihood and Ecosystems in the Asia-Pacific Region 해양... more
2020: Trakadas, A., Maritime Living Heritage and the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-30. In W. Park (ed.), Maritime Living Heritage: Building Sustainable Livelihood and Ecosystems in the Asia-Pacific Region 해양 무형유산: 아태지역의 지속가능한 생활과 생태계 구축. ICH Webinar Series on Maritime ICH 2020 해양 무형유산 웨비나 시리즈. International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP): Jeollabuk-do, Korea: 13-19.
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In: ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝ; Essays presented to Stephen G. Miller. D. Katsonopoulou & E. Partida (eds), Helike: Athens, 2016: 141-156.
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In: The World in the Viking Age/Verden i Vikingetiden. S.M. Sindbæk & A. Trakadas (eds). Viking Ship Museum: Roskilde, 2014: 82-85.
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In: The World in the Viking Age/Verden i Vikingetiden. S.M. Sindbæk & A. Trakadas (eds). Viking Ship Museum: Roskilde, 2014: 108-110.
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In: The World in the Viking Age/Verden i Vikingetiden. S.M. Sindbæk & A. Trakadas (eds). Viking Ship Museum: Roskilde, 2014: 54-57.
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In: Manual for Activities Directed at Underwater Cultural Heritage. Guidelines to the Annex of the UNESCO 2001 Convention. T. Maarleveld, U. Guérin & B. Eggers (eds). UNESCO: Paris, 2013: 239-256.
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In: The ACUA Underwater Archaeology Proceedings 2011. F. Castro & L. Thomas (eds). Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology: Washington DC, 2011: 41-48.
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In: Ancient Nets and Fishing Gears. Proceedings of the International Workshop on ‘Nets and Fishing Gears in Classical Antiquity: A First Approach’, Cádiz, November 15-17, 2007. T. Bekker-Nielsen & D. Bernal Casasola (eds). Universidad de... more
In: Ancient Nets and Fishing Gears. Proceedings of the International Workshop on ‘Nets and Fishing Gears in Classical Antiquity: A First Approach’, Cádiz, November 15-17, 2007. T. Bekker-Nielsen & D. Bernal Casasola (eds). Universidad de Cádiz/Aarhus University Press: Aarhus, 2010: 345-349.
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In: Ancient Nets and Fishing Gears. Proceedings of the International Workshop on ‘Nets and Fishing Gears in Classical Antiquity: A First Approach’, Cádiz, November 15-17, 2007. T. Bekker-Nielsen & D. Bernal Casasola (eds). Universidad de... more
In: Ancient Nets and Fishing Gears. Proceedings of the International Workshop on ‘Nets and Fishing Gears in Classical Antiquity: A First Approach’, Cádiz, November 15-17, 2007. T. Bekker-Nielsen & D. Bernal Casasola (eds). Universidad de Cádiz/Aarhus University Press: Aarhus, 2010: 295-306.
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In: East and West. Essays on Byzantine and Arab worlds in the Middle Ages. V. Christides, J.P. Monferrer-Sala & Th. Papadopoulos (eds). Gorgias Press: Piscataway, NJ, 2009: 135-146.
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In: Il mare. Com’era. Le interazioni tra uomo ed ambiente nel Mediterraneo dall’Epoca Romana al XIX secolo: una visione storica ed ecologica delle attività di pesca. Atti del II Workshop Internazionale HMAP del Mediterraneo e Mar Nero... more
In: Il mare. Com’era. Le interazioni tra uomo ed ambiente nel Mediterraneo dall’Epoca Romana al XIX secolo: una visione storica ed ecologica delle attività di pesca. Atti del II Workshop Internazionale HMAP del Mediterraneo e Mar Nero Chioggia, 27-29 Settembre 2006. R. Gertwagen, S. Raicevich, T. Fortibuoni & O. Giovanardi (eds). Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale: Chioggia, 2008: 26-34.
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In: Ancient fishing and fish processing in the Black Sea region. T. Bekker-Nielsen (ed.). Aarhus University Press: Aarhus, 2005: 47-82.
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2020: Trakadas, A., & A. Karra, Essaouira’s Coastal Heritage, Morocco. MarEA: Maritime Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa, 02/09/20. link:... more
2020: Trakadas, A., & A. Karra, Essaouira’s Coastal Heritage, Morocco. MarEA: Maritime Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa, 02/09/20.
link: https://marea.soton.ac.uk/2020/09/01/essaouiras-maritime-cultural-heritage-morocco/
link: https://marea.soton.ac.uk/2020/09/01/essaouiras-maritime-cultural-heritage-morocco/
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Submerged Heritage 2/Potopljena baština 2. Godišnjak Međunarodnog centra za podvodnu arheologiju u Zadru (2012): 55-57.
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INA Quarterly 31.4 (2004): 3-9.
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INA Quarterly 30.1 (2003): 12-21.
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INA Quarterly 28.3 (2001): 3-15.
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Journal of Maritime Archaeology 7.1 (2012): 3-8.
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2022: Trakadas, A., Review of: D. Bernal-Casasola, D. Malfitana, A. Mazzaglia, J.J. Díaz, Le cetariae ellenistiche e romane di Portopalo (Sicilia). Primi resultati da ricerche interdisciplinari / Las cetariae helenísticas y romanas de... more
2022: Trakadas, A., Review of: D. Bernal-Casasola, D. Malfitana, A. Mazzaglia, J.J. Díaz, Le cetariae ellenistiche e romane di Portopalo (Sicilia). Primi resultati da ricerche interdisciplinari / Las cetariae helenísticas y romanas de Portopalo (Sicilia). Primeros apuntes interdisciplinares. Journal of Maritime Archaeology 17: 635-638. doi.org/10.1007/s11457-022-09340-5
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American Journal of Archaeology 125(3) (July 2021)
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Journal of Maritime Archaeology 10.3 (2015): 235-239
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Phoenix 68.3/4 (2014): 375-378
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International Journal of Maritime History 24.2 (2012): 277-282