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Intact 5th century merchant ship found in Istanbul
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| Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Posted on 09/03/2011 12:13:20 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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One of the shipwrecks of a fully laden merchant vessel. Image: Yenikapi excavations
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09/03/2011 12:13:25 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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09/03/2011 12:16:54 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
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09/03/2011 12:18:11 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
I always maintained it wasn’t lost! Just misplaced.
To: SunkenCiv
Very cool!
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posted on
09/03/2011 12:19:05 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
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To: SunkenCiv
Very ool....thanks for posting
To: SunkenCiv
It says the wreck was located 4-5m below sea level. Is this a silted-up harbor or was it an offshore construction site?
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09/03/2011 12:34:42 PM PDT
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WePledge
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To: WePledge
It’s a construction site, but the whole city sets rather low in elevation.
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09/03/2011 1:07:06 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
No wonder it sank! How would anything like that stay afloat?
Patch the bottom up and put some sides on it, maybe it’d work.
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09/03/2011 1:07:20 PM PDT
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count-your-change
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To: WePledge; SunkenCiv
FRom another article. The site is formerly a fruit and vegetable market which is under construction for a tunnel across the Marmora—but way before that it was a harbor and they have found 34 ships under the mud.
“In fact, Yenipaki was also once the site of the Harbour of Theodosius. Commissioned by Emperor Theodosius I (379-395 AD), it was built to meet the needs of the Eastern Roman Empires rapidly growing new capital, and was one of the most important harbours of the Byzantine period. Though the location of the harbour was already known both from written sources and ancient maps no-one knew its layout, size or exact position. As the new project demonstrates, the Harbour of Theodosius no longer lies on the shore but about 1.5km inland. This is because, over time, the area was silted up with alluvium carried by the Lycos (Bayrampas, a) River, and was then further reclaimed by farming activity and construction in the city.”
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09/03/2011 2:01:40 PM PDT
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wildbill
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To: Wally_Kalbacken
“I always maintained it wasnt lost! Just misplaced.”
And I have the original UPS tracking number for it. #11.
To: SunkenCiv
Oh, that’s where I left it. Thx!
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09/03/2011 4:43:50 PM PDT
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Silentgypsy
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To: count-your-change
To: SunkenCiv; Antoninus
To: count-your-change
The jars would have floated out, but were filled with cargo.
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09/03/2011 6:52:14 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: wildbill
“silted up with alluvium carried by the Lycos”
Google put an end to that.
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09/03/2011 6:54:04 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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09/03/2011 7:03:18 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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Thanks, it was my pleasure!
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09/03/2011 7:03:32 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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09/03/2011 7:04:56 PM PDT
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RichInOC
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