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| Monday, October 26, 2009 |
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Roman ship sheds light on defenses |
| Dutch archaeologists have discovered a Roman cargo ship equipped with oars, a unique find that they say explains how imperial Rome defended itself on its northern frontiers. More. Labels: boat, dig, netherlands, roman empire |
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| Monday, October 19, 2009 |
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A Yenikapi, une fabuleuse flottille antique |
| Depuis 2004, des fouilles ont exhumé l’ancien port de Théodose et 34 navires pratiquement intacts datant de plus d’un millénaire. Plus. Labels: boat, dig, roman empire, turkey |
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| Monday, October 12, 2009 |
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Piracy in the Early Roman Mediterranean |
| Piracy against the Spanish Empire was not without precedent: it mirrors the piracy in the Roman Mediterranean in the Second Century BCE. More. Labels: boat, roman empire, war |
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| Thursday, October 08, 2009 |
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Roman Shipwreck off Coast of Cyprus was Carrying French Wine |
| A second century AD Roman shipwreck with a cargo of 130 amphorae containing wine and possibly also olive oil has been the subject of an underwater archaeological survey off the eastern coast of Cyprus. More. Labels: boat, dig, greece, roman empire |
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Divers Can Now Observe the Scotland's Shipwrecks |
| HISTORIC shipwrecks that have been out of bounds to divers are to be opened up for the first time. Currently it is illegal for scuba divers to visit eight protected sites – such as the HMS Campania in the Firth of Forth – without a licence from Historic Scotland. More. Labels: boat, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Monday, October 05, 2009 |
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Romans had a taste for French wine |
| The survey of a Roman shipwreck dating back to the 2nd century AD has revealed the presence of over 130 ceramic jars, likely to have been carrying wine or oil, which indicates that the Romans may have liked French wine. More. Labels: boat, dig, italy, roman empire |
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| Saturday, October 03, 2009 |
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Roman warship found near Pisa's tower is 'best-preserved ship of ancient times' |
| A long-vanished harbour 500 metres from the leaning Tower of Pisa has yielded its most precious treasure to date: an intact ancient Roman warship, 12 metres (40ft) long, "the best-preserved ship of antiquity ever found" according to the project director at the site, Andrea Camilli. More. Labels: boat, italy, military, roman empire |
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| Wednesday, September 30, 2009 |
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Age, wood provenance and construction characteristics of three roman barges from the Netherlands |
Recently in the Netherlands three flat-bottomed barges from the Roman Period, belonging to the so-called Zwammerdam type, have been excavated along the central part of the Limes. These are the De Meern 1 (2003), the Woerden 7 (2003) and the De Meern 4 (2005). Dendrochronology was used to study their age, provenance and aspects of their construction. More.
Labels: boat, dig, netherlands, roman empire |
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| Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
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Hail Caesar for Cobham |
The Cobham Band recently went from 'Caesar' to 'Seasongs' as they helped both Walton and Cobham celebrate National Heritage Day.
Starting in Walton the band played by the Thames as Caesar sailed past
on a canal barge - the Byfleet Boat Club splendidly presenting the
Roman theme of the day by dressing up themselves and their boats. Labels: boat, united kingdom |
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| Friday, December 20, 2002 |
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| Ancient ship rises from the mud
Archeologists cautiously raised a 2000-year-old Roman ship yesterday from a muddy site packed with a score of ancient boats just a short walk from the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
dec02w4 Labels: boat, navigation |
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