The remains of a wooden hull were exposed in 2012 near Precenicco, Italy, beside the Stella River. In 2014 it was exacavated and recovered as a single unit. Radiocarbon dated to the 11th–13th century AD, it has a flat bottom with no keel, but curved sides and a smooth turn of the bilge, atypical of riverboats. Its internal structure, with alternating L-shaped floortimbers with one futtock per bend, is also unusual. The study is part of the Anaxum Project of the University of Udine, with the Archaeological Heritage of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, investigating the human-landscape relationship along the Stella River through time.
