[vannrox]

A good read.

[southernnorthcarolina]

After some preliminary trips, the University of Pennsylvania professor and other scientists will go on a first-ever effort to excavate ancient ships and a possible human settlement left mummified in the Black Sea's oxygen-free waters.

Oxygen-free water? Hello? H₂O?

[BrooklynGOP]

I was born in Odessa - by the Black Sea.

[Proangel]

I spent a lot of time swimming in the Black Sea in Sinop, during my Army years. (1975-1977) Obviously, I should have looked under the waves!

[Intolerant in NJ]

Searchers have found four shipwreck sites in previous expeditions. One of them, dubbed "Shipwreck D," is so well-preserved in the Black Sea's anoxic waters that its hand-carved mast protruding above the seabed looks as good as new...PBS (sorry) had an hour long special on these expeditions a couple of weeks ago - fantastic pictures of this ship sitting on the sea floor with the mast still intact - intriguing stuff....

[Oztrich Boy]

Scientists Prepare to Excavate Black Sea

A bit ambitious. Have they seen the Balck Sea? It's big. And draining it would be the first problem.

[nmh]

Fascinating. It there is a follow up report, please e-mail me privately. I'd love to hear about what they find.

[SunkenCiv]

A Blast from the Past (2003).

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[Dustbunny]

Can't wait to read about and see the pics of what they have found.

They will have a rough time keeping the finds from being destroyed once they are brought to the surface.

[SunkenCiv]