[Glaslyn] First Century Roman Vessel Found off Valencia, Spain

lizdenpeters at juno.com lizdenpeters at juno.com
Tue Nov 14 15:19:37 PST 2006


>From the BBC, a first century Roman ship found off the coast of Spain is
finally revealing some of its treasures:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6146592.stm

The ship is estimated to have been 100 feet long and carried 1,500
amphorae as well as ingots of lead.  The ship is said to be in "good"
condition with most of the cargo intact and buried in the mud.

YIS,

Lady Fionnghuala the Fair "Nuala" and/or my evil twin, Cedric
"A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle
to look out."     G. C. Lichtenberg



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