07-03-2015, 10:51 AM
The wreck of a 2,000-year-old Roman ship has been discovered on the seabed off the coast of Sardinia with its cargo packed just as it was at the moment of departure.
Resting at a depth of 150 feet in the waters off Santa Teresa Gallura, the vessel is 60 feet long and 23 feet wide and dates to the first or second century A.D.
It was found by Italian police divers, working in collaboration with the Superintendent for Archaeological Heritage.
The ship was carrying an entire roof to be built according to the “imbrex and tegula” Roman pattern of curved and flat tiles.
more details here
http://news.discovery.com/history/archae...150624.htm
video here:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c34_14352...d_player=0
Resting at a depth of 150 feet in the waters off Santa Teresa Gallura, the vessel is 60 feet long and 23 feet wide and dates to the first or second century A.D.
It was found by Italian police divers, working in collaboration with the Superintendent for Archaeological Heritage.
The ship was carrying an entire roof to be built according to the “imbrex and tegula” Roman pattern of curved and flat tiles.
more details here
http://news.discovery.com/history/archae...150624.htm
video here:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c34_14352...d_player=0
