Archaeologists are currently studying the ship in its underwater grave and will decide what to do with it once their research is complete. There are no photos available at this time of the find.
1 posted on
08/10/2018 8:24:25 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
Huh, a story well-suited to your handle.
Ever posted about Atlantis? (Yeah, I know, I'm not the first one to have asked that.)
2 posted on
08/10/2018 8:31:10 PM PDT by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: SunkenCiv
Wow, first claaa, luxe outboard rowing seats for the galley slaves.
To: SunkenCiv
It looks to be in remarkably good shape.
To: SunkenCiv
http://eu.greekreporter.com/2015/01/10/divers-discover-metal-linked-to-mythical-island-of-atlantis-in-ancient-greek-shipwreck/ "A team of divers have discovered dozens of pieces of ancient metals from a shipwreck, aged 2,600 years, off the coast of Sicily island, in the south of Italy. According to Archaeology Magazine, the wreck belongs to a Greek ship, which carried ingots of a rare metal that Plato thought was mined in Atlantis". 🎶Way down below the ocean...she may be...
5 posted on
08/10/2018 10:27:40 PM PDT by
Beowulf9
To: SunkenCiv
2,500 years ago.
Before Socrates was born.
To: SunkenCiv
15 posted on
08/11/2018 2:03:32 AM PDT by
GOP Poet
To: SunkenCiv
The ship pictured is a Trireme, a warship
The article suggests that the ship found was a trade vessel
16 posted on
08/11/2018 4:59:19 AM PDT by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: SunkenCiv
17 posted on
08/11/2018 5:14:18 AM PDT by
Reily
To: SunkenCiv
Some badass machines of the day.
Be fun to row in one, even in regards to the following, where Aristophanes, in his comedy play The Frogs, refers to the common habit of the upper banks of oarsmen “farting in the face of those below”
27 posted on
08/11/2018 5:25:54 PM PDT by
RedStateRocker
(Nuke Mecca. Deport all illegals. Abolish the DEA, IRS and ATF,.)
To: SunkenCiv
30 posted on
08/11/2018 9:15:12 PM PDT by
kanawa
(Trump Loves a Great Deal)
To: SunkenCiv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyXZvnChcmw
This series of about ten episodes describes how alexander sailed over waters that are now dry land to lands on the Oxus river. His troops made it through the lands being fought over oow in Afghanistan, turkministan and uzbeckistan.
You can see the actual Jason’s golden fleece in use tiday and the truly ancient mines for Lapiz still being mined today
33 posted on
08/12/2018 6:03:07 AM PDT by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12) Sanctuary is Sedition)
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