This ship has languished at the bottom of the sea for around two millennia
Two thousand years ago, this ship was crossing the Mediterranean Sea full of its cargo of amphorae -- large terracotta pots which were used in the Roman Empire for transporting wine and olive oil.But having languished at the bottom of the sea for around two millennia, it has now been rediscovered by archeologists, along with its cargo, and dated to between 100 BCE and 100 CE. And it has already been judged to be the largest classical shipwreck ever found in the eastern Mediterranean.
The survey was carried out by the Oceanus network of the University of Patras, using artificial intelligence image-processing techniques. The research was funded by the European Union Interreg program. It lies about 1.5 miles from the entrance to the harbor of Fiskardo -- the island's only village to not be destroyed in World War II. The archaeologists think that the discovery indicates that Fiskardo was an important stop on Roman trading routes.
But it's the size of the cargo -- 98 feet by 39 feet -- and the intact amphorae which has excited the archaeologists.
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