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Ancient Nile Shipwreck Finally Proves Herodotus Was Right About Seeing ‘Unusual Riverboats’ 2,469 Years Ago
For centuries, the glorious works of Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian often dubbed the 'Father of History,' have ...
Greek Reporter13d
Dozens of Amphorae Recovered From Ancient Byzantine Shipwreck in Greece
Excavations of an ancient Byzantine shipwreck off the coast of Fournoi near Samos, Greece are bringing new finds onto the ...
The unprecedented discovery that now explains centuries of history thanks to science: a 2,300-year-old Greek ship full of preserved treasures
As well as discovering the 14-metre long boat, known as the Kyrenia, over 300 amphorae, a type of ancient storage container, were also found on the seabed. Subsequent excavations between 1968 and 1969 ...
Sf Journalist Details Devastating 2015 Shipwreck In ‘A Greek Tragedy’
Carstensen, an award-winning reporter for The World and Foreign Policy, was there that day: "It was the worst day in a series of terrible days. The event overwhelmed the island and the locals," says ...
Greek Reporter8d
Dolphins, the Demigods of Ancient Greece with the Mythical Attraction
Dolphins in ancient Greece were revered as messengers of the gods and held a divine dimension that has survived through the ...
Capital Public Radio6d
How a 2015 shipwreck off the Greek coast shows the human cost of the refugee crisis
NPR's Scott Simon talks with journalist Jeanne Carstensen about her new book, "Greek Tragedy," about the wreck of a ship filled with refugees off the Greek coast in 2015. CapRadio provides a ...
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Ancient shipwreck near Stockholm may rewrite Nordic maritime history
Maritime archaeologists in Sweden have discovered a shipwreck beneath the cold waters of the Baltic Sea—a vessel believed to be the oldest known carvel-built ship in the Nordic region.