Shipwreck off Malta yields 700 B.C. cargo; some of oldest finds of Phoenician times ever

FOX News ^ | August 25, 2014 | ·Associated Press

[WhiskeyX]

VALLETTA, Malta – Divers near a Maltese island have found an ancient ship's cargo that experts say is yielding what could be some of the oldest Phoenician artifacts.

[BenLurkin]

Interesting stuff here.

[Larry Lucido]

I never realized Phoenix was a maritime city.

[gusopol3]

Grinding stones ? Like for wheat? (Samson comes to mind).

[Vermont Lt]

For wheat, and the other jars for oil. Two staples in the diet.

[gusopol3]

It’s fascinating to look at the rudiments of economic activity that way.

[Rusty0604]

That is interesting. I’d like to see pictures.

[KeyLargo]

They discovered an old photo also.

[WhiskeyX]

No pictures, but here is another article.

http://phoenicia.org/wreck.html

[blam]

2,700-Year-Old Phoenician Shipwreck Discovered

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenLurkin and blam, and WhiskeyX for posting the topic, but alas...

• Phoenician Artifacts Recovered Off Coast of Malta

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