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Phoenician Shipwreck: 'Findings provide a piece of a puzzle that helps us understand our past'
Malta Independent ^ | Monday, 18 July 2022 | Marc Galdes

Posted on 07/22/2022 10:59:23 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

Research on a Phoenician-era shipwreck off Xlendi in Gozo can help us better understand our past, Professor Timmy Gambin told The Malta Independent...

“This is one of seven Phoenician shipwrecks in the world so any proper study that comes out of these seven shipwrecks is absolutely important.”

Following the four-year excavation project of the Phoenician shipwreck that is located off the coast of Xlendi, the team of international experts, led by the University of Malta, has recently begun a new four-year Post-Excavation Project (2022-2025)...

Gambin gave a brief overview of a few different methods within the post-excavation project.

Firstly, he spoke about the method of conservation, which begins immediately during the project of excavation. He further stated that the process of conservation varies depending on the material they are working with. He gave the example of pottery, where in this case they would need to desalinate the pottery over a long period of time...

In relation to this, he mentioned Dr Maxime Anastasi who is part of their department and is an expert on clays of the Mediterranean. “She can identify where the objects have been made or at least where the clay was sourced from.”...

In the case of wood, they will measure the levels of carbon-14 in order to determine the period a piece of wood is from.

Moreover, he spoke about the process of Lipid analysis. He explained how Lipids are fats and through Lipid analysis they are looking for traces of fats that have been absorbed by the ceramics.

(Excerpt) Read more at independent.com.mt ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: ancientnavigation; godsgravesglyphs; malta; phoenicia; phoenicians
off Xlendi Gozo

1 posted on 07/22/2022 10:59:23 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: 240B; 75thOVI; Adder; albertp; asgardshill; At the Window; bitt; blu; BradyLS; cajungirl; ...
Weird, not unheard of, for me to do the weekly digest a day early. Usually when it's not on schedule it's a day or so late. I don't even know me anymore.
The other GGG topics added since the previous digest ping, chrono sort:

2 posted on 07/22/2022 11:05:53 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Interesting of course...but my favorite phrase again comes to mind....”Grant Money is Forever”.


3 posted on 07/22/2022 11:10:30 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: SunkenCiv
The Maltese Shipwreck.

These are things that dreams are made of.

4 posted on 07/22/2022 11:44:44 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

lol


5 posted on 07/22/2022 12:18:52 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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the rest of the "ancient navigation" keyword, sorted:

6 posted on 07/22/2022 12:40:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Malta?


7 posted on 07/22/2022 12:41:44 PM PDT by HonkyTonkMan ( )
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To: SunkenCiv
Weird, not unheard of, for me to do the weekly digest a day early.
Get stuck between your Julian and Gregorian calendars?
8 posted on 07/22/2022 2:02:07 PM PDT by nicollo (arbitrary law is not rule of law)
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To: nicollo

Just wait until the Alphabet People start to condemn the names.


9 posted on 07/22/2022 2:03:19 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

“leak” is derived from a Phoenician word meaning “leak”.


10 posted on 07/22/2022 2:15:19 PM PDT by bunkerhill7 (t)
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To: bunkerhill7

Thought that was like an onion...

Always wondered how leeks could sink a boat...


11 posted on 07/22/2022 5:33:43 PM PDT by Adder (Dumblecrats: Spending $$ we don't have on crap we don't need for people who pay no taxes.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Obamtober?


12 posted on 07/22/2022 6:48:28 PM PDT by nicollo (arbitrary law is not rule of law)
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To: bunkerhill7

Doubt it.

https://www.google.com/search?q=etymology+of+leak


13 posted on 07/22/2022 8:17:10 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Fantastic!

MUST SAVE 20+yrs list of SunkenCiv links!


14 posted on 07/23/2022 2:27:13 AM PDT by octex
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To: octex

:^)


15 posted on 07/23/2022 6:30:37 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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