Original title: a thousand year old shipwreck came to the surface. It was 110 feet long
Recently, a thousand year old shipwreck has surfaced. Using sonar and other instruments, researchers have found the largest shipwreck of the Roman era in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. When the scientists found the ship, the jar from 2000 years ago was still in good condition.
Archaeologists at the University of Petre, Greece, discovered the 110 foot (35 meter) sunken ship filled with two eared earthenware jars used to store olive oil and wine in ancient Rome, according to CNN on the 17th. The shipwreck dates back to 100 B.C. - 100 A.D., when most of the ship's captains were about 50 feet long. The ship, 110 feet long, is believed to be the largest ancient shipwreck ever found in the eastern Mediterranean.
George ferntinos of petrel University said it was the fourth largest shipwreck in the history of the entire Mediterranean region and had important archaeological significance. Experts believe that this discovery shows that fiscado was an important stop on the Roman trade route.
In the Wall Street Journal, he and nine fellow scholars wrote: "the well preserved two eared pottery pots on board may reveal information on transportation routes, trade, ship building and other aspects of that period.".
At present, the problem facing scientists is how to deal with the sunken ship. Valentine told CNN that recycling the ship was very difficult and costly. They're going to work out a cheaper solution - using DNA technology to detect whether the pots are full of wine, olive oil, nuts, wheat or barley. They will then look for an investor to design a diving park for the wreck.
At present, copies of the ship are in the Ionian aquarium on the island of kefalinia, where other treasures found in the waters around the island are also kept.