2,000-year-old shipwreck yields hundreds of jars

Knoxville News Sentinel ^ | November 19, 2006 | Daniel Woolls

[SunkenCiv]

• THE FIND: The wreck of a first-century vessel carrying delicacies to the wealthy during the Roman Empire lay for 20 centuries in waters just off the Spanish coast, until it was discovered in 2000.
• THE CARGO: Its cargo of an estimated 1,500 well-preserved clay amphoras has been found to have contained fish sauce - a prized condiment for wealthy Romans - and includes traces of fish bones, archaeologists said.
• SIGNIFICANCE: The size of the ship, good condition of its cargo and its easy accessibility in just 80 feet of water are providing important insights.

[Constitution Day]

Ha!

[eleni121]

Ancient Greeks have been sailing there since 1000BC...so why should this relatively more recent find surprise anyone?

[Continental Soldier]

We often remember the Romans for their roads, but, maybe, we ought to remember them for their jars. :)

[SunkenCiv]

That would be a jarring development.

[SunkenCiv]

Ancient Greeks have been sailing there since 1000BC...so why should this relatively more recent find surprise anyone?

Amphorae thorough investigation.

[rmlew]

I've never understood the Roman fixation with pungent if not rotten flesh.

[SunkenCiv]

earlier topic, just found:

Early Roman Shipwreck Carried Fish Sauce
Breitbart.com | 11-13-06 | DANIEL WOOLLS
Posted on 11/14/2006 5:47:35 AM EST by dbehsman
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1738230/posts