Posted on 04/30/2022 9:09:08 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
To borrow from the bard, ships have sunk and worms have eaten them...
Maybe it depends on the depth. Also, they probably originated in one place (origin is unknown), and were spread by wood vessels.
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Teredo_navalis/
Or something similar.
VERY, VERY NICE WORK!
I sort of believe that too. I’ve been following archeology for decades but I don’t understand why well paid archeologists should have sole access to this stuff and then they put it in museum basements. We watched a documentary on sites in Guatemala which mainly focused on sites that had been raided by the locals. Well the locals were probably descended from the people who build those temples and so I say, more power to them. Why should (relatively) rich white people, mostly guys, fly in and control the site.
I’ll pass on the Roman fish sauce, thank you.
Nay, nay...tis most tasty!
I thought it would be gross but its surprising good...as a condiment used sparingly. Lots o’ umami!
https://www.amazon.com/Flor-Garum-Artisan-Sauce-fl-oz/dp/B096WXQK2G
Surely then the name of the ship wasn’t Fort Royal 1? Even the French equivalent would be a stretch.
There’s the additional aspect to their design for loading — similar to barrels, a great solution for transport.
I never thought about the nesting characteristics of that shape as a way to maximize transportation efficiency.
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Think aluminum beer cans, light and compact.
Yeah, but beer cans are by modern smart people. These amphora were 2,000 years ago!
Yeah, but beer cans are by modern smart people. These amphora were 2,000 years ago!
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Sometimes I argue that they were smarter back then; people are dumber now.
The internet and phones will do that to you!
It’s named after the modern French landmark onshore, of course. The practice of naming ships is ancient though, we’re just remarkably unlikely to find a ship with its original name somehow carved into it.
Exactly. Good quantity but easy to move without cranes and such. And this is irrespective to how they were stowed for transport.
Yeah, it’s better that the thieves have them, and they alone.
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