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Friday, June 06, 2008

The 2,000-year-old 'supertanker'

The ship was carrying high-quality red wine from a Greek island when it sank a mile-and-a-half off the southern coast of Cyprus in about 350BC, around the time Alexander the Great was born. Within days, several of the large wine jars, or amphorae, were brought to the surface.
Prof. Hex at 7:01 PM
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