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Preliminary studies show both vessels found in Vietnam are structurally intact. One measures 15 meters long by 2.2 meters wide, and the other is 14 meters long by 1.6 meters wide.
What technology could change the way we learn about shipwrecks 05:06. A new survey of an iconic ancient shipwreck off the coast of Greece has revealed new treasures — and the remains of a second ...
The ship likely went down earlier than scientists once thought, between 296 to 271 BCE, with a strong probability that the ship foundered somewhere between 286 to 272 BCE.
An ancient Greek shipwreck where a remarkable analog computer was found has yielded fascinating new insights. The remains of the Roman-era shipwreck—dated to the 1st century B.C.—were ...
The ship, about 46 feet (14 meters) long, was built of wood with lead sheathing, with one mast bearing a square sail, and likely carrying a crew of four. It sank about a mile (1.6 km) off the coast.
The wooden ship sank about 55 miles off Israel's Mediterranean coast and was discovered at a depth of 1.1 miles by Energean, a natural gas company which operates a number of deep-sea natural gas ...
The wooden ship sank about 90 kilometers (55 miles) off Israel’s Mediterranean coast and was discovered at a depth of 1,800 meters (1.1 miles) by Energean, a natural gas company which operates a ...
In 1998, the first of many Roman-era ships was unearthed in the ‘Pompeii of the sea.’ Archaeologists wanted to know how they got there. The Alkedo, a Roman military surveillance craft, sank in ...
PANAJI: The 5th-century wooden ship being constructed at Divar slipped into the waters of Mandovi for the first time on Wednesday. Billed as India’s first attempt at replicating the ancient ...
But thanks to a cache of ancient almonds, ... The first was that polyethylene glycol or PEG, a petroleum-derived compound used to conserve the ship’s wood, was interfering with radiocarbon dating.
Divers and archaeologists removed ancient Roman pottery from a sunken ship in Spain and found unique numerals on the wood, a museum said. Photo from the Catalan Archaeology Museum For centuries ...