Posted on 10/04/2007 11:18:24 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Encrusted with tiny shells and smelling strongly of the sea, a 2,400-year-old Greek jar lies in a saltwater bath in Durres Museum, on Albania's Adriatic coast. Part of a sunken shipment of up to 60 ceramic vessels, the 67-centimeter (26-inch) storage jar, or amphora, was the top find... Launched in July, the month-long survey was the first step in compiling an underwater cultural heritage map that could eventually plot the position of sunken fleets from ancient and mediaeval times believed to lie along Albania's 360-kilometer (220-mile) coastline... The light-brown clay amphora, probably used to store wine or oil, was found on the last day of the survey off the ancient town of Butrinti near Saranda, some 300 kilometers (186 miles) from Tirana and opposite the Greek island of Corfu. It was initially dated to the early 5th century B.C. but later research suggests a 4th century B.C. date -- during the lifetime of the ancient Athenian philosopher Plato (427-347 B.C.)... "Based on what we can see on the surface, there is a high probability that (the amphora) is a sign of a shipwreck located deep there from that period," said Jeffrey G. Royal, archaeological director of RPM, whose Mediterranean operations are based in Valletta, Malta... Only a handful of wrecks from that period have been excavated in the Mediterranean.
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In an Ancient Wreck, Clues to Seafaring Lives
Source: New York Times
Published: 3/27/01 Author: WILLIAM J. BROAD
Posted on 03/27/2001 07:47:52 PST by Antiwar Republican
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Deepest Wreck
Archaeological Institute of America | March/April 2001
Brett A. Phaneuf, Thomas K. Dettweiler, and Thomas Bethge
Posted on 10/17/2004 11:40:36 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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also interesting, barely related:
Unearthing the Treasures of the Mediterranean
Skin Diver | February 2000 | Isabelle Croizeau
Posted on 07/09/2005 5:56:13 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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Sailors may have cruised the Med 14,000 years ago
Reuters | Wednesday, July 18, 2007 | Michele Kambas
Posted on 07/18/2007 2:22:55 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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Minoan ship to ply Greek seas for first time in 3,500 years
Discovery Channel | Fri Oct 3, 2003 4:41 AM ET | editors
Posted on 07/25/2004 10:54:47 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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Replica of 3,300-year-old shipwreck arrives in Bodrum [ Uluburun II ]
Turkish Daily News (thanks, curmudgeonII) | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 | unattributed
Posted on 07/02/2006 9:51:33 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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Centuries after Jason mythed the boat, another team has a go
The Age | April 24, 2006 | Deborah Kyvrikosaios
Posted on 05/28/2007 12:23:01 AM EDT by SunkenCiv
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An Ancient Voyage In Just Two Months (Foca People)
Turkish Daily News | 3-29-2007 | Omer Erbil
Posted on 03/30/2007 5:02:04 PM EDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1809480/posts
Deep-Sea Robot Photographs Ancient Greek Shipwreck
MIT | 2-3-2006 | MIT
Posted on 02/03/2006 5:51:12 PM EST by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1571269/posts
Greek Shipwreck from 350 BC Revealed
LiveScience.com on yahoo | 2/2/06 | Ker Than
Posted on 02/02/2006 6:53:32 PM EST by NormsRevenge
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1570539/posts
The Porticello Wreck: A 5th Century B.C. Merchantman in Italy
Institute of Nautical Archaeology | on web, January 2003 | Cynthia Jones Eiseman
Posted on 10/17/2004 8:31:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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Vast and Deadly Fleets May Yield Secrets at Last
New York Times | April 20, 2004 | William J. Broad
Posted on 07/25/2004 6:26:36 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1178420/posts
Remains of ancient Egyptian seafaring ships discovered
New Scientist | March 23 2005 | Emma Young
Posted on 03/25/2005 2:37:24 AM EST by SunkenCiv
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From left, dive master Howard K. Phoenix and archeologists George Robb and Adrian Anastasi held a Greek jar from what organizers say is the first detailed survey of Albania's seabed. (Hektor Pustina/associated press)
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