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  • Roman statue remains found in submerged city

    10/08/2008 3:21:47 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 13 replies · 482+ views
    news.com.au/ ^ | October 2, 2008 | correspondents in Athens
    Archaeologists in Greece have found Roman remains in a submerged ancient port on the Cycladic island of Kythnos, the Greek culture ministry said today. The archaeologists found the bearded head of a man and the torso of a warrior wearing a Roman-era breastplate at a depth of 2.5 metres underwater in the island bay of Mandraki last month. It is unclear whether the fragments were part of the same statue. They had apparently been used as building materials in a wall running along the harbour, the ministry said. The age of the fragments has not been certified. The Romans became...