Ruins of Roman Fish Processing Factory (IMAGE)

University of York

Ruins of Roman Fish Processing Factory

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Aerial view of some of the fish-salting tanks (cetaria) in the ancient Roman city of Baelo Claudia, near today's Tarifa in Spain. The largest circular tank is 3 meters wide, with a 18m3 capacity. These tanks were used to process large fish, particularly tuna. This study supports the possibility that they could have also been used to process whales.

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D. Bernal-Casasola, University of Cadiz

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