[tarheelswamprat]

Ditto! The abyssal plains of the Med, and the areas west of Portugal, Spain, France, and the British Isles (at the very least) probably have a good number of ancient wrecks still loaded for trade. I’d LOVE to take part in any of these deep-sea discoveries,

Another treasure trove would be the bottom of the Black Sea, due to the sterile and lifeless nature of the lower layers of the water. Since even the bacteria which cause decay are missing there, wrecks have been found almost perfectly preserved.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks thsr. Robert Ballard went looking for any traces of human habitation and wound up finding a wreck instead. Also, there’s this:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2141182/posts