08-02-2021, 11:29 AM
Apologies if this has been picked up elsewhere but I couldn't see it on the site....
Today's Guardian has an article about excavation in Egypt, the lead headline majoring on the preserved ancient fruit, but of more relevance to this site is the fact that nearby a Hellenistic-era warship was located:
Fruit baskets from fourth century BC found in ruins of Thonis-Heracleion | Archaeology | The Guardian
Not a huge amount of detail on the Guardian but a quick search located this recent article:
Archaeologists find ancient Egyptian warship sunk near Alexandria | Ars Technica
From the brief details here, the vessel seems to be optimised for river and coastal use with a flat bottom, so perhaps closer to the ships of the Rhine fleet rather that the sea-going Marsala warship.
John
Today's Guardian has an article about excavation in Egypt, the lead headline majoring on the preserved ancient fruit, but of more relevance to this site is the fact that nearby a Hellenistic-era warship was located:
Fruit baskets from fourth century BC found in ruins of Thonis-Heracleion | Archaeology | The Guardian
Not a huge amount of detail on the Guardian but a quick search located this recent article:
Archaeologists find ancient Egyptian warship sunk near Alexandria | Ars Technica
From the brief details here, the vessel seems to be optimised for river and coastal use with a flat bottom, so perhaps closer to the ships of the Rhine fleet rather that the sea-going Marsala warship.
John
