Topic ID #8543 - posted 9/8/2010 2:39 AM
Jennifer Palmer
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Mediterranean Shipwrecks Reveal Shift to Modern Shipbuilding
Jennifer Palmer
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Mediterranean Shipwrecks Reveal Shift to Modern Shipbuilding
By Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Senior Writer
posted: 07 September 2010 09:45 am ET
Three recently discovered shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea could give archaeologists new insights into the transition between medieval and modern shipbuilding.
The remains of the three craft – all dating from between 1450 and 1600 – were found in the straits between Turkey and the Greek island of Rhodes. One ship appears to be a large English merchant ship, while the other two are smaller – perhaps a patrol craft from Rhodes and a small trading boat that could have been Turkish, Italian or Greek.
Though the three shipwrecks were discovered near each other, they are not thought to be related, or to have foundered in the same event.
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By Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Senior Writer
posted: 07 September 2010 09:45 am ET
Three recently discovered shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea could give archaeologists new insights into the transition between medieval and modern shipbuilding.
The remains of the three craft – all dating from between 1450 and 1600 – were found in the straits between Turkey and the Greek island of Rhodes. One ship appears to be a large English merchant ship, while the other two are smaller – perhaps a patrol craft from Rhodes and a small trading boat that could have been Turkish, Italian or Greek.
Though the three shipwrecks were discovered near each other, they are not thought to be related, or to have foundered in the same event.
Read the rest here.
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