Posted on 04/21/2020 3:43:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Five major ancient shipwrecks that carried amphorae and an anchor pole pointing to a large sea vessel are among the amazing finds found by archaeologists during underwater searches at the bottom of Levitha, a small island in the Aegean Sea, between Amorgos and Leros...
The shipwreck at Knidos had a trove including amphorae, dating back to the same period, while three more shipwrecks with cargoes of Cone or pseudo-Cone amphorae were found (2nd and 1st centuries BC) and the 2nd century AD), a shipwreck with amphorae cargo from the North Aegean of the 1st century BC, a shipwreck with cargo of amphorae of the 1st century BC. and finally, a shipwreck with amphorae dating back to the early Christian period.
Of particular interest is a granite anchor pole, lifted from a depth of 45 meters, weighing 400 kg. It is probably dated to the 6th century BC. and is the largest stone pillar of the Archaic period, which has been found to this day in the Aegean. It was most likely used by a colossal sized ship.
The discoveries are the fruits of the first mission of the underwater archaeological research overseen by the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities on the island of Levitha, which took place from 15 to 29 June under the direction of archaeologist Dr. George Koutsouflakis.
The underwater archaeological research is being conducted over a three-year period (2019-2021), with the aim of identifying and documenting ancient shipwrecks in the coastal zone in the cluster of four isolated islands (Levitha, Mavria, Glaros and Chinaros), which appears to have played a key role in ancient and modern navigation.
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Clintonista ethics... Talk about an oxymoron...
My pleasure.
Usually there was one on the vessel -- all the coin, bits of gold and silver, anything that would come in handy as universal exchange if they reached a port where their wares weren't in demand.
whoa, you're freakin' me out... ;^)
Lol
Yeah it might be time for me to get out of the house a little more :)
“We are but a moment in time”
In the scale of universal time, we’re less than a butterfly’s fart in the wind.
yeah you’re right.
It’s all too crazy to absorb.
Besides the -nth- place names (and loanwords like plinthos for brick and erebinthos for garbanzo bean) there are place names in -ss- or -tt- all over the Aegean area: Larissa, Parnassos, Hymettos, Knossos, Halikarnassos (Herodotus' birthplace), Tylissos, etc. Plus loanwords like thalassa (or thalatta) for sea, glossa (glotta) for tongue, nesos for island, melissa for bee, etc.
On Rhodes there is the place name Lindos. The -nd- form seems to be a variation of -nth-.
The observation about the -nth place names isn't from Herodotus, it's modern. -nth place names are found as far afield as the north end of the Adriatic and the shores of the Tyrrhenian. As you said, the H-man grew up in a Carian city, probably spoke Carian or some Carian, probably had Carian relatives -- and of course, was a couple thousand years closer to the problem than we are..
In the Adriatic the island of Issa was colonized by the Greeks (modern Vis). Two important naval battles took place near that island in the 19th century.
It's not unheard of to find a modern wreck stacked on an older wreck, which is on a still older wreck, with the bottom-most being ancient.
I just watched an Amazon Prime series you might be interested in: ‘Storm Over Europe - The Wandering Tribes’. It chronicles all the European Migrations out of Northern Europe from about 150 BC to 800 AD; and describes how Europe became Europe. That part of history has always been a mystery to me, but now I know. Great series, four episodes.
Thanks, I’ll check it out.
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