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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]
The wreck of an ancient Roman cargo ship from more than 2,000 years ago has been found off the coast near Rome, the arts squad of Italy's Carabinieri police said on Friday. The ship was located ...
The 100-foot wreck may have sank during a voyage to India, researchers said. Large Roman shipwreck lay hidden in the Red Sea for thousands of years — until now Skip to main content
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
In August 1999, a number of members of the Archeoclub of Trapani reported the remains of a shipwreck.It proved to be the remains of a large Roman ship from the third century AD, which had been wrecked at a depth of a little more than two metres, near the beach at Marausa, one of the frazioni (hamlets) of the comune (city council) of Trapani.
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 ...
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]