ABSTRACT As part of the Ancient Maritime Dynamics project, this study uses a new interpretive methodology to model the creation and use of maritime places in the western-Mediterranean basin. In turn, the results of this modelling suggest that the waters around the island of Sicily acted as a frontier, distinguishing a distinct zone of activity in the western Mediterranean as well as a western maritime community that segregated itself from other sailors and merchants elsewhere in the sea.

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西西里：海洋中心的边境？

摘要 作为古代海洋动力学项目的一部分，本研究使用一种新的解释方法来模拟西地中海盆地海洋场所的创建和使用。反过来，该模型的结果表明，西西里岛周围的水域充当了边界，区分了地中海西部的一个独特的活动区以及将自己与其他地方的其他水手和商人隔离开来的西部海洋社区。海。