Nice, review by by Spencer P.M. Harrington, glad you found that:
Ancient Wine
by Patrick E. McGovern
Posted on 07/03/2013 9:18:19 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
More than 30 ancient anchors have been discovered near the small Sicilian island of Pantelleria. Leonardo Abelli of the University of Sassari says that the anchors were abandoned by the Carthaginians during the First Punic War more than 2,000 years ago. The Romans had captured the strategically located island with a fleet of more than 300 ships. “The Carthaginian ships that were stationing near Patelleria had no other choice than hiding near the northern coast and trying to escape. To do so, they cut the anchors free and left them in the sea. They also abandoned part of their cargo to lighten the ships and gain speed,” he explained. His team has also found jars that may have been thrown overboard by the fleeing Carthaginians. Two years ago, Abelli recovered 3,500 bronze coins that may have been intended to compensate troops fighting the Romans. “Near the coins we found a large stone anchor with three holes and a tree trunk. We believe they were signaling the point where the treasure was hidden,” he added.
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Thanks ToL. A few years back the seabed off Actium was searched for traces of the big naval battle between Octavian and Antony. I could have sworn we had a topic about the rather sparse finds, but haven’t yet turned it up.
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/salamis/index
Search On For Secret Of Greek Sea Battle
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1427416/posts
Vast and Deadly Fleets May Yield Secrets at Last
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1178420/posts
[a few minutes go by]
Oh, that’s why I couldn’t find it — the helmet was found off Haifa, Israel.
Found: Ancient Warrior’s Helmet, Owner Unknown (Greek Mercenary Helmet, Circa 600 B.C.)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2852306/posts
Mystery of incredibly ornate 2,600-year-old bronze Greek warrior helmet found on seabed
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2853024/posts
Ahhhh! Perusal fodder. See you later, and thank you so much!
Underwater archaeology projects
http://www.abc.se/~pa/uwa/projects.htm
Wow! Thanks.
Say, are you trying to get rid of me? ;-)
No, I just like to take an undeserved *bow* for all these nautical topics.
Dan Rather, Katie Couric, etc.
[smiles - smooch]
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