That’s an amazing picture. Anchors still recognizable as such after being abandoned at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea for over 2,000 years.
Fascinating colors and growths adorn them as well. I wonder if the archeologists will try to clean them off, or preserve them as they are.
Thanks ToL. A few years back the seabed off Actium was searched for traces of the big naval battle between Octavian and Antony. I could have sworn we had a topic about the rather sparse finds, but haven’t yet turned it up.
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/salamis/index
Search On For Secret Of Greek Sea Battle
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1427416/posts
Vast and Deadly Fleets May Yield Secrets at Last
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1178420/posts
[a few minutes go by]
Oh, that’s why I couldn’t find it — the helmet was found off Haifa, Israel.
Found: Ancient Warrior’s Helmet, Owner Unknown (Greek Mercenary Helmet, Circa 600 B.C.)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2852306/posts
Mystery of incredibly ornate 2,600-year-old bronze Greek warrior helmet found on seabed
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2853024/posts