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Ceramics were found scattered across the seafloor from an ancient Roman shipwreck.
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1 posted on 06/12/2023 10:02:34 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

The bottom of the Med must look like a ships graveyard..............


6 posted on 06/12/2023 11:09:24 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: SunkenCiv

One of my ancestors died in a shipwreck in 1748, probably in the Adriatic Sea.


8 posted on 06/12/2023 11:46:39 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: SunkenCiv
two-handled jars with narrow necks used by Greeks and Romans, possibly to store wine.
Nah, it was probably garum, not wine. If so, Captain likely scuttled the ship to get away from the stench.
13 posted on 06/12/2023 3:14:11 PM PDT by nicollo ("I said no!")
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