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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Duncan Head on October 04, 2017, 02:51:07 PM

Title: More finds from the Antikythera shipwreck
Post by: Duncan Head on October 04, 2017, 02:51:07 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/04/antikythera-shipwreck-yields-new-treasures-and-hints-of-priceless-classical-statues
Title: Re: More finds from the Antikythera shipwreck
Post by: Imperial Dave on October 04, 2017, 02:56:36 PM
hopefully they will continue and persist with getting to the 7 or 9 possible buried statues (plus whatever else is under the boulder layer)
Title: Re: More finds from the Antikythera shipwreck
Post by: Tim on October 04, 2017, 03:31:39 PM
That shipwreck continues to be one of the most exciting ever.  As for how 4th C BC Greek artifacts happen to be on a Roman shipwreck... Roman looting seems the obvious answer.
Title: Re: More finds from the Antikythera shipwreck
Post by: Imperial Dave on October 04, 2017, 03:54:53 PM
Quote from: Tim on October 04, 2017, 03:31:39 PM
That shipwreck continues to be one of the most exciting ever.  As for how 4th C BC Greek artifacts happen to be on a Roman shipwreck... Roman looting seems the obvious answer.

if it hadn' ::)t been for the storm, it could have ended up in some rich Roman's summer house in Herculaneum....no wait....er.....