Of course. Lite and refreshing...;O)
BTW Zima means "winter" in many Slavic languages.
Posted on 08/27/2023 5:48:47 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
When it’s ajar.
Of course. Lite and refreshing...;O)
BTW Zima means "winter" in many Slavic languages.
;^)
Your lame joke is as old as that shipwreck.
When it is ajar.
Dang how I love that old gag
When the door is ajar?
So old, it’s not even mine.
When a jar not a jar?
When it’s a door.
See, works both ways, but that hinges on one’s imagination. ;^)
press release
August 5, 2023
-Discovering the remains of a sunken ship and jars of pottery in the El Alamein area
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The Egyptian archaeological mission from the Central Department of Submerged Antiquities at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, during diving and archaeological survey work at a submerged site in the Mediterranean Sea, about 650 meters from the beach of El Alamein, revealed the remains of a sunken ship and a number of jars (amphoras) from the third century BC.
This was stated by Dr. Mostafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, explaining the commercial importance of the El Alamein region and the northern coast in the third century BC, in which there were many commercial ports, in addition to the scientific importance as the discovery provides new evidence of the status of Egypt and the region in terms of trade, economy and tourism. .
For his part, Dr. Ayman Ashmawy, Head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, indicated that during the archaeological survey work in the region, remnants of the sunken ship’s wood were found, and hundreds of pottery archaeological finds, including a large number of jars (amphoras) imported from the island of Rhodes in Greece, which were It was used in the past for storing and transporting wine, indicating that these jars were found resting on a sunken island next to the ship, which confirms that the reason for the ship’s sinking during its commercial voyage is likely to be the impact of its bottom on the island at the bottom of the sea.
Islam Salim, head of the Central Department of Sunken Antiquities, explained that this archaeological site was reached through engineer Hussein Mosharafa Malik of a marine survey company, who saw the remains of the sunken ship while his company was conducting survey work in this area, which in turn notified the Supreme Council of Antiquities, where he did, Immediately, an archaeological scientific team from the Central Department of Submerged Antiquities headed to the El Alamein area and began diving and archaeological survey work to explore the site and determine its historical and archaeological importance.
He added that the studies conducted by the work team indicate that the ship that was found is a merchant ship, dating back to the third century BC, which shows the course of commercial traffic between Egypt and the Mediterranean countries at that time, as it is known that the northern coast It contained about 30 villages, cities, and ports during the Greek and Roman eras, the most important of which were the ports of Marsa Matruh, El Dabaa, and Marina El Alamein. Those ports were stations on the way for ships coming from North Africa and southern Europe to Alexandria. And olives, and grains from the ports of the northern coast to North Africa, southern Europe and the eastern Mediterranean.
The mission has completed archaeological documentation of the finds using photogrammetry technology, and the Central Department of Submerged Antiquities is now studying scenarios for dealing with archaeological finds, preserving them and removing them from the site, and it will complete underwater excavations during the season to uncover more evidence. and archaeological evidence. What secrets does the ship hide?
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The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
Thanks!
No, when it's ajar.
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