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posted by janrinok on Tuesday November 10 2015, @03:52AM   Printer-friendly
from the anyone-for-treasure? dept.

A spate of shipwrecks recently found near a group of Greek islands has given researchers new insights into how trade routes and sailing technology evolved in the Eastern Mediterranean. And with more exploration planned, additional discoveries are still likely.

Over a stretch of two weeks in September, tips from local fishermen and sponge divers led a team of Greek and American archaeologists to the precise locations of 22 shipwrecks in a 17-square-mile area around the Fourni archipelago in the eastern Aegean.
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The earliest wreck dates to the Archaic Period (700-480 B.C.), while the most recent is from the Late Medieval Period (16th century A.D.). Ships from the Classical Period (480-323 B.C.) and the Hellenistic Period (323-31 B.C.) were also found, though a majority—12 of the 22—sailed and sank at some point during the Late Roman Period (300-600 A.D.)


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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday November 10 2015, @03:13PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 10 2015, @03:13PM (#261279) Journal

    They better hurry and find all the ships they can, before the sea level rises thirty meters.

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