team of marine archaeologists discovered an ancient ship that sank in Faomi Islands, Greece bordering Turkey in the Aegean Sea East. The divers assisted by local fishermen saw heaps of ancient pottery covered with algae on the seabed. After the investigation was finding it far exceeded expectations.
During this expedition, the team managed to find the remains of an ancient ship from the Roman Period were full of seaweed in shallow waters. During the day, a team of divers discovered nine ancient ship that sank in these waters. The next day they found six other ancient ship. And within 13 days of research, archaeologists have discovered 22 ancient ship that sank in these waters estimated 2,500 years old and has never been scientifically documented before.
The discovery of 22 Ancient Ship In Faomi Islands. Greece
The number of ancient sunken ship which the hidden around Faomi which is located between the islands of Samos and Icaria nobody suspected before. Ancient ships are derived from the Archaic period (700-480 BC) at a depth of 55 meters. Previously, 189 shipwrecks have been found throughout ancient Greek waters.
Although Faomi-kora has no major cities, but in the era of the ancient world this place is very popular as a good crossing from east to west and from north to south. Sources say that the early Roman Imperial Faomi very prosperous, has a strong population and has a marble quarry Koutsouflakis said.
"With the Roman period end, we do not really know anything about the island said Koutsouflakis. Faomi hardly mentioned in the sources at that. You see that the wreck gave the story to us, this island is very important as a port on at that time.
The discovery of 22 Ancient Ship In Faomi Islands. Greece
The main components of the wreck made of wood may not survive for centuries in the ocean. Except dilumpur sunken fuel without oxygen for decomposition. So far wrecks have been found around Faomi bear few traces of their own vessels. Instead divers mendekomentasikan messy pile of missing items. Most are transportasiseperti amphoras ship that sank with their boat close to the cliffs on the coast this Faomi.
The researchers said that of the 22 newly discovered ancient ships, three of which have cargo that has never been seen before. This ancient ship used to send luxury goods to the Mediterranean. Treasure from the Archaic Samos nearby possible towards Cyprus. A large group Amphoras second century AD from the Black Sea region or Amphoras derived from Sinop on the Black Sea coast of Turkey.
The discovery of 22 Ancient Ship In Faomi Islands. Greece
Koutsouflakis and Campbell intends to return to Faomi back with underwater robots and other advanced technology to find the wreck before they conduct excavations in the sea. To date they have taken ashore to sample artifacts in the analysis at the laboratory in Athens, Greece.
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