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Roman shipwreck full of wine jars found in the Adriatic
A US-Albanian archaeological mission claims to have found the well-preserved wreck of a Roman cargo ship off Albania's coast, complete with some 300 wine amphoras.
The amphora found by an US-Albanian underwater expedition which believes they have found a 1st century BC Roman shipwreck off the southwestern Albanian coast.
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The 30-metre long wreck dates to the 1st century BC and its cargo is believed to have been the produce of southern Albanian vineyards en route to western European markets, including France.
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Taking into consideration the date and also the depth — which is well suited for excavation — I would include it among the top 10 most scientifically interesting wrecks found in the Mediterranean
”—Albanian archaeologist Adrian Anastasi
A statement from the Key West, Florida-based RPM Nautical Foundation said the find was made 50m deep near the port city of Vlora, 140 kilometres southwest of the capital, Tirana, early this month.
RPM Nautical Foundation is a non-profit archaeological research organization dedicated to the advancement of maritime archaeology that includes littoral surveys and excavation of individual shipwreck and harbor sites.
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The wreck site is comprised of a large pile of Lamboglia 2 amphoras. These ceramic containers were made in southern Croatia and held wine that was shipped throughout the Roman Empire. This site appears to have at least four layers of these large amphoras and possibly more below the sandy seafloor. The ship went down just to the west of Sazan Island in Albania, RPM Foundation wrote in its Facebook page
The foundation, in co-operation with Albanian archaeologists, has been surveying a swathe of Albania's previously unexplored coastal waters for the past five years. So far, experts have located 20 shipwrecks — including several relatively modern ones.
RPMNF's ROV recording the 4th-century CE Joni wreck site in Albania. -
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