In the depths of the Black Sea,
more than 80 kilometers (49 miles) off the coast of Burgas, Bulgaria, an
ancient Greek merchant ship, resembling paintings of the vessel used by Homer’s
Odysseus, was recently discovered by an Anglo-Bulgarian research team.
From carbon dating, the ship is
thought to be over 2,400 years old, making it the world’s oldest ship ever
found that is still intact. The vessel measures 23 meters long (75 feet), and
its rudder, rowing benches, as well as the contents of its cargo hold remain
preserved despite being two dozen centuries old.
(The story is more than three
months old, but I became aware of it only today.)
Link at https://www.whatfinger.com/
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