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Culip IV was a small Roman ship, which sank between the years 70 and 80 CE in the Culip cove, close to the Cap de Creus. The ship was carrying agricultural and manufactured goods from various sources, which had been brought to important ports such as Narbo (Narbonne). It was returning with its cargo to the cities on the Catalan coast which were away from the major direct trade routes. The documented cargo was very varied: it included 80 amphorae of oil from Baetica, ceramic tableware made in Gaul and Baetica and lamps made in Rome. There was also a smaller number of amphorae of various origins that contained wine or salt meats. Taken together, the cargo that has been located makes it possible to determine the size of the vessel. It was a small ship, less than 11 m in length with a beam of about 3 m.

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