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2,000-Year-Old Completely Preserved Shipwreck With Amphorae Found Near Šćedar Island

2,000-Year-Old Completely Preserved Shipwreck With Amphorae Found Near Šćedro Island

AncientPages.com | May 14, 2024

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In the waters surrounding Šćedro Island, an extraordinary discovery has been made – a completely preserved, previously undiscovered shipwreck dating back to the

From the amphorae to understanding the content; this multi-analytical analysis relied on archaeobotany and molecular identification. Credit: Louise Chassouant, CC-BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Underwater Jars Reveal Roman Period Winemaking Practices

AncientPages.com | June 30, 2022

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Winemaking practices in coastal Italy during the Roman period involved using native grapes for making wine in jars waterproofed with imported tar pitch,