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2,500-Year-Old Shipwreck Uncovered Near Sicily
Archaeology Magazine ^ | December 18, 2024 | University of Udine

Posted on 12/21/2024 8:38:03 AM PST by SunkenCiv

A shipwreck dating to the sixth or fifth century b.c. has been discovered near Sicily along with a collection of ancient anchors, according to a report from CBS News. The wreck was found buried under sand and rock 20 feet underwater off Santa Maria del Focallo, at the southern tip of the island. The excavation was carried out by underwater archaeologists from the University of Udine in collaboration with Sicily's superintendent of the sea. Researchers determined that the ship's hull was built using a simple early shipbuilding technique known as "on the shell." Further study of the wreck may help advance understanding of the period when ancient Greeks occupied Sicily before it was taken by Rome around 200 b.c. Near the shipwreck, archaeologists found a trove of six anchors. Four of the anchors were made from heavy stone and are thought to date to the prehistoric era. The other two anchors were made from iron and were likely made in the seventh century a.d.

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: anchor; anchors; ancientnavigation; archaeology; byzantineempire; godsgravesglyphs; greece; history; middleages; odyssey; romanempire; santamariadelfocallo; shipwreck; shipwrecks; sicily; theodyssey; wreck; wrecks
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...They also found a trove of anchors several feet from the wreckage, the superintendent said, two of the anchors were made from iron and likely originated in the 7th century A.D. The other four anchors, which were made from heavy stone, probably date back to the prehistoric era.
2,500-year-old shipwreck and anchors discovered off coast of Sicily | Emily Mae Czachor | CBS News | December 11, 2024

1 posted on 12/21/2024 8:38:03 AM PST by SunkenCiv
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An underwater archaeologist documents a 2,500-year-old shipwreck discovered off the southern tip of Sicily.
University of Udine
University of Udine

2 posted on 12/21/2024 8:38:34 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Sing to me of the man, Muse... Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds, many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea, fighting to save his life and bring his comrades home. But he could not save them from disaster, hard as he strove — the recklessness of their own ways destroyed them all... start from where you will — sing for our time too.
The Odyssey | Homer | Translated by Robert Fagles

3 posted on 12/21/2024 8:39:20 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Maybe the Apostle Paul’s shipwreck but that was closer to 2000 years ago.


4 posted on 12/21/2024 8:39:28 AM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: SunkenCiv

“A shipwreck dating to the sixth or fifth century b.c.”

How DARE they use b.c. !!! I’m reporting this to Biden’s goons.


5 posted on 12/21/2024 8:40:03 AM PST by BobL
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To: SunkenCiv

bttt


6 posted on 12/21/2024 8:40:05 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: BobL

Their ‘un-wokeness’ will be duly noted by the woke crowd.


7 posted on 12/21/2024 8:43:10 AM PST by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: jerod

“Their ‘un-wokeness’ will be duly noted by the woke crowd.”

True, I won’t report it, but we still have the Zeepers here, so it will get reported.


8 posted on 12/21/2024 8:46:38 AM PST by BobL
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To: SunkenCiv
Reason for the sinking, too many anchors onboard...

9 posted on 12/21/2024 9:22:10 AM PST by Waverunner
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To: Jim W N

St. Paul was ship wrecked on Malta.


10 posted on 12/21/2024 9:32:28 AM PST by A strike (death to taggers)
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Four relevant keywords, sorted, duplicates out, broken into groups by year posted and approximately 50 topics, irrelevancies removed by hand (political trainwrecks are not 'wrecks', for example; also removed all or most of the Edmund Fitzgerald topics, any modern vehicle or ferry crashes, all Concordia and much Titanic stuff):

11 posted on 12/21/2024 9:34:51 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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12 posted on 12/21/2024 9:35:28 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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13 posted on 12/21/2024 9:36:05 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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14 posted on 12/21/2024 9:36:37 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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15 posted on 12/21/2024 9:37:16 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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Whoops, six relevant keywords — anchor/s, shipwreck/s, wreck/s.


16 posted on 12/21/2024 9:39:51 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Waverunner

IOW, you’re awarding it to yourself?


17 posted on 12/21/2024 10:03:45 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: A strike
St. Paul was ship wrecked on Malta.

Good one. Somebody knows their Bible.

18 posted on 12/21/2024 10:09:35 AM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: BobL

I noted that too, minor victory in our endless challenge.


19 posted on 12/21/2024 10:09:40 AM PST by phormer phrog phlyer
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To: SunkenCiv

BTTT


20 posted on 12/21/2024 10:30:45 AM PST by nopardons
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