Archaeologists have found more than 40 vessels in the Black Sea, some more than a millennium old

[SlyPokerDog]

Archaeologists have found more than 40 vessels in the Black Sea, some more than a millennium old, shedding light on early empires and trade routes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/s...n-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

 

[SlyPokerDog]

A photogrammetric image of the stern of the Ottoman-era ship showing coils of rope and a tiller with elaborate carvings. A lack of oxygen at the icy depths of the Black Sea left the wrecks relatively undisturbed.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

I think I see a statue of an Orange combovered Deity...creepy