Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAn ancient Roman-era ship, believed to be over 2,000 years old, was recovered off the coast of Sicily, marking one of Italy's most important archaeological finds in recent years. Specialist divers discovered the wreckage 150 feet deep near Mazara del Vallo, finding the vessel still packed with hundreds of well-preserved ceramic jars used for transporting wine, oil and grain. The ministry of culture dated the ship to the 1st or 2nd century BC and said it was filled with hundreds of slender, wine-carrying ‘Dressel 1A’ amphorae jars.Exceptionally low water levels in the Danube river, caused by heatwaves and drought across Europe, revealed several ancient artefacts. Bulgarian archaeologists were able to document parts of the foundations of the Roman Empire's Constantine Bridge, inaugurated in AD 328, which linked Ulpia Oescus with Sucidava. In fullAncient Roman shipwreck believed more than 2,000 years old discovered off Sicily coastMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Roman shipwreck packed with hundreds of jars found off Italian coast
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAn ancient Roman-era ship, believed to be over 2,000 years old, was recovered off the coast of Sicily, marking one of Italy's most important archaeological finds in recent years. Specialist divers discovered the wreckage 150 feet deep near Mazara del Vallo, finding the vessel still packed with hundreds of well-preserved ceramic jars used for transporting wine, oil and grain. The ministry of culture dated the ship to the 1st or 2nd century BC and said it was filled with hundreds of slender, wine-carrying ‘Dressel 1A’ amphorae jars.Exceptionally low water levels in the Danube river, caused by heatwaves and drought across Europe, revealed several ancient artefacts. Bulgarian archaeologists were able to document parts of the foundations of the Roman Empire's Constantine Bridge, inaugurated in AD 328, which linked Ulpia Oescus with Sucidava. In fullAncient Roman shipwreck believed more than 2,000 years old discovered off Sicily coastMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
