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Archaeologists say the 23-metre vessel has lain undisturbed for more than 2,400 years
Archaeologists have found what they believe to be the worlds oldest intact shipwreck at the bottom of the Black Sea where it appears to have lain undisturbed for more than 2,400 years.
The 23-metre (75ft) vessel, thought to be ancient Greek, was discovered with its mast, rudders and rowing benches all present and correct just over a mile below the surface. A lack of oxygen at that depth preserved it, the researchers said.
A ship surviving intact from the classical world, lying in over 2km of water, is something I would never have believed possible, said Professor Jon Adams, the principal investigator with the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project (MAP), the team that made the find. This will change our understanding of shipbuilding and seafaring in the ancient world.
The ship is believed to have been a trading vessel of a type that researchers say has only previously been seen on the side of ancient Greek pottery such as the Siren Vase in the British Museum.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/oct/23/oldest-intact-shipwreck-thought-to-be-ancient-greek-discovered-at-bottom-of-black-sea
I love science..........................this is just plain awesome...................
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)... at any depth.
Interesting
Jim__
(14,077 posts)From wikipedia's article on anoxic waters:
In most cases, oxygen is prevented from reaching the deeper levels by a physical barrier[2] as well as by a pronounced density stratification, in which, for instance, heavier hypersaline waters rest at the bottom of a basin. Anoxic conditions will occur if the rate of oxidation of organic matter by bacteria is greater than the supply of dissolved oxygen.
Anoxic waters are a natural phenomenon,[3] and have occurred throughout geological history. In fact, some postulate that the PermianTriassic extinction event, a mass extinction of species from world's oceans, resulted from widespread anoxic conditions. At present anoxic basins exist, for example, in the Baltic Sea,[4] and elsewhere (see below). Recently, there have been some indications that eutrophication has increased the extent of the anoxic zones in areas including the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Mexico,[5] and Hood Canal in Washington State.[6]
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GeoWilliam750
(2,522 posts)It shows scuba divers working around a ship, which is supposedly at a depth of about 2,000 metres. However, the deepest scuba dive in history is a little over 300 metres. The photograph at the start appears right, though.
Still. Science is cool.