Finds from 1st Punic War Sicilian Naval Battle

[Sean Manning]

I'm a bit jealous! It sounds like a great talk.

Any pics of these finds (especially the helmets)?

There were pictures in the presentation, but unfortunately I don't think anything has been published yet. Many finds were heavily encrusted with sea life because they had been sitting exposed on sand for millennia, but many rams and helmets have already been cleaned.

That's interesting. If the rams were that exposed and close to land, I would have expected divers or fishermen to haul them the few hundred yards to the beach and sell them as scrap bronze within the last 2200 years. They must have snagged a few anchors and nets in that period ...