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Archaeologist Romeo Hristov argues that a Roman ship, or the drifting of such a shipwreck to American shores, is a possible explanation for the alleged discovery of artifacts that are apparently ancient Roman in origin (such as the Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca bearded head) in America.
The Ship Sarcophagus: a Phoenician ship carved on a sarcophagus, 2nd century AD. The theory of Phoenician discovery of the Americas suggests that the earliest Old World contact with the Americas was not with Columbus or Norse settlers, but with the Phoenicians (or, alternatively, other Semitic peoples) in the first millennium BC. [1]
During the most recent campaign, divers removed 34 ancient pottery vessels from the stern of the ship and found some unique markings underneath, the museum wrote in an April 11 post on X, formerly ...
Such a wreck is the Mardi Gras shipwreck [11] sunk in the Gulf of Mexico in 4,000 feet (1,200 m) of water. The shipwreck lay forgotten at the bottom of the sea until it was discovered in 2002 by an oilfield inspection crew working for the Okeanos Gas Gathering Company (OGGC). [12]
Food remains have also been found aboard other centuries-old shipwrecks in recent years, including an array of spices discovered aboard a 15th century wreck near Sweden, according to previous ...
A Roman ship, estimated to have wrecked about 2,000 years ago, was found on a sea bed off the northern waters of ... 2,000-Year Old Roman Shipwreck Found Near Sardinia. ... The Today Show. Hoda ...
Roman shipwreck laid in shallow water for 1,700 years. Now ‘unique’ cargo is revealed Metal detectorist stumbles on 250-year-old artifact linked to a pope, photos show
The object was discovered by archaeologist José García Payón during an excavation in 1933. It was a grave offering, found under three intact floors of a pyramidal structure. Along with the head were found a number of objects made of gold, copper, turquoise, rock crystal, jet, bone, shell and pottery. [2]