A Roman shipwreck thought to be more than 2,000 years old has been discovered off Sicily's coast, in what Italy has called one of the most significant archaeological finds in years.Specialist "Art Squad" police divers found the wreckage around 50 metres beneath the surface close to Mazara del Vallo, on the island's far western tip.The discovery came after local fishermen alerted authorities to the site, Italian media reported.The Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, better known as the Carabinieri TPC - which fights art and antiquities crimes - was then sent to the seabed to investigate.Italy's Culture Ministry dated the ship to the first or second century BC.It was found packed with hundreds of well-preserved...
Read the full article at the source.
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to comment!