Definition: El Sec is the name given to an unknown Punic shipwreck off the coast of Majorca, Spain, 450 BC. The ship was bound for Spain, with a cargo of millstones, ingots, decorated Greek pottery, and grape vine starts when it sank. Excavated in the early 1970s by A. Arribas of the Archaeological Underwater Museum.
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This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
