Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered off Italian coast
- “It’s hard to explain what it feels like to think that we’re among the first humans, after nearly twenty centuries, to see that place again,” Giacomo de Mola, a member of the team that found the ship, said in a video post on Facebook.
- Hundreds of clay jars known as amphorae were discovered inside the shipwreck, alongside lead anchor stocks and other artifacts, police said.
- De Mola, in a separate Facebook post said they could have come from all over the ancient world and the artifacts could be “likely North African amphorae, and a Neo-Punic amphora.
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- “It’s hard to explain what it feels like to think that we’re among the first humans, after nearly twenty centuries, to see that place again,” Giacomo de Mola, a member of the team that found the ship, said in a video post on Facebook.
- Hundreds of clay jars known as amphorae were discovered inside the shipwreck, alongside lead anchor stocks and other artifacts, police said.
- De Mola, in a separate Facebook post said they could have come from all over the ancient world and the artifacts could be “likely North African amphorae, and a Neo-Punic amphora.
Sources: NBC News