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ROMAN SHIP
« on: October 18, 2017, 11:59:20 am »
Archaeologists have discovered a perfectly preserved 2000 year old Roman ship in the Black Sea.

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Re: ROMAN SHIP
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2017, 02:48:39 pm »
Due to the soapy appearance, I suspect a cast fake.
Seriously though, this is a spectacular discovery, thanks for sharing!

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Re: ROMAN SHIP
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2017, 11:08:48 pm »
Amazing!

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Re: ROMAN SHIP
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2017, 02:08:11 am »
A great project and discoveries!!!
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Re: ROMAN SHIP
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2017, 11:17:54 am »
Due to the soapy appearance, I suspect a cast fake.
Lol.

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Re: ROMAN SHIP
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2017, 11:48:59 am »
Fantastic

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Re: ROMAN SHIP
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2017, 07:55:03 pm »
Wow!  What luck, to descend to that depth in that condition.  Mustn't be many like that. 

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Re: ROMAN SHIP
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2017, 12:57:10 am »
Wow!  What luck, to descend to that depth in that condition.  Mustn't be many like that.


Or....over the course of upwards of two millennia, there could be an unbelievable number of them strewn across the sea floor.  Hopefully funding will continue for them to keep surveying the bottom.

Because of the extreme depth of the wreck, I would doubt they'll be able to bring it to the surface for conservation and display in a museum, but I do like that they are going to retrieve one of the amphora to hopefully more accurately date the wreck.  And who knows, with the conditions that deep down, the contents could still be identifiable.


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Re: ROMAN SHIP
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2017, 03:17:09 am »
Very cool

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Re: ROMAN SHIP
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2017, 12:15:14 am »
Hi folks,

The state of preservation is remarkable.

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Re: ROMAN SHIP
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2017, 07:38:25 am »
They've been finding a lot of wrecks from through the ages down there, in a similar state of preservation

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/10/black-sea-shipwreck-discovery/
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