Marine archaeologists have total across a treasure trove of wreck go out back to the sentence of the Roman Empire off the coast of Greece .
The find was made in lechatelierite absolved water less than 30 meters ( 98 feet ) deep in a seaport on the South coast of Naxos , a rugged Greek island that ’s no unknown to archaeological uncovering .
At least eight shipwreck were discovered ; however , the research worker work on the undertaking are sure-footed there ’s more lurking within the waters , reportsHaaretz . This is mainly because the eight shipwrecks were found in such close proximity to each other . Four of the shipwrecks have not yet been visit by the squad , so they ca n’t confirm their escort yet .
Along with the shipwrecks , the team unwrap remnants of construction material , pots , anchors , a pallet used for makeup , and several two - cover amphorae jugs that were most potential once filled with olive vegetable oil and wine .
“ The vessels would have been loaded with anything profitable enough to justify a foresightful and dangerous sea journeying , " Sven Ahrens , a maritime archeologist on the project , told the Israeli newsprint Haaretz .
“ We assume that some of the content of amphorae find in anchorage ground sphere was waste by the crews and the empty amphorae were give overboard , ” he added .
This area is being explored by theNorwegian Institute at Athens(NIA ) , the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities , and Norwegian Maritime Museum in an attempt to surveil all ancient harbors along the South coast between Panermos and Aliko . These sites are believed to bear archeological evidence order from the Classical Greek earned run average ( approximately from the 5th to quaternary century BCE ) powerful up to closing of theByzantine Empire(1453 CE ) , also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire .
While their project namely trust on scuba diving to make their discovery , they often employ the supporter of technology for some of the more fiddly work .
“ The project carries out an extensive search of the seabed with Side - Scan Sonar and visually with costless dive and aqualung dive , ” the NIA say on theNaxos project web site . “ The independent manner of detail mensuration is 3D photogrammetry . ”
" The chronology of the ceramic is still being evaluated , but some finds point the harbor was used both before the resolution but also during its peak in the knotty period . ”
