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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on August 13, 2008, 10:12

Title: 2,500-Year-Old Greek Ship Raised off Sicilian Coast
Post by: sam on August 13, 2008, 10:12

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/08/080811-greek-ship.html

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An ancient Greek ship recently raised off the coast of southern Sicily, Italy, is the biggest and best maintained vessel of its kind ever found, archaeologists say.

Title: Re: 2,500-Year-Old Greek Ship Raised off Sicilian Coast
Post by: GillE on August 13, 2008, 10:33

It couldn't have been that good.  It sank.

Title: Re: 2,500-Year-Old Greek Ship Raised off Sicilian Coast
Post by: Reno on August 13, 2008, 10:42

It's GPS must've been made in china.

Title: Re: 2,500-Year-Old Greek Ship Raised off Sicilian Coast
Post by: Simon on August 13, 2008, 10:45

Quote from: Reno on August 13, 2008, 10:42

It's GPS must've been made in china.

Ah, but it could have had the TomTom hack.  ;)

Title: Re: 2,500-Year-Old Greek Ship Raised off Sicilian Coast
Post by: Clive on August 13, 2008, 13:02

Quote from: GillE on August 13, 2008, 10:33

It couldn't have been that good.  It sank.

 :hee-hee:

Title: Re: 2,500-Year-Old Greek Ship Raised off Sicilian Coast
Post by: mistybear on August 13, 2008, 13:10

Amazing to find that much of it after 2,500 years and it will be interesting to see it once it's on display.