Ancient shipwreck discovered near Aeolian Islands

Monday, October 27, 2014 - 12:00 in Earth & Climate

The divers descended 410 feet (125 meters) into dark Mediterranean waters off Italy, their lights revealing the skeleton of a ship that sank thousands of years ago when Rome was a world power. A sea-crusted anchor rested on a rock. The ship's cargo lay scattered amid piles of terra cotta jars, called amphora.

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