Roman shipwreck with 500 amphorae found off coast of Sicily
Below me was a vast expanse of amphorae,” De Mola said in an Instagram post accompanying video footage of the discovery.“This is, without a doubt, the most incredible discovery of my life,” he said. The wreck lay 92 metres beneath the sea near Isola delle Femmine and images taken by an underwater robot showed it carrying a large cargo of wine amphorae.Before that, an almost intact Roman vessel dating from the second century BC was discovered in 2013 off the coast of Liguria.
- ▪Below me was a vast expanse of amphorae,” De Mola said in an Instagram post accompanying video footage of the discovery.“This is, without a doubt, the most incredible discovery of my life,” he said.
- ▪The wreck lay 92 metres beneath the sea near Isola delle Femmine and images taken by an underwater robot showed it carrying a large cargo of wine amphorae.Before that, an almost intact Roman vessel dating from the second century BC was disc
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- ▪ Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered off Sicily coast — BBC News
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Ancient Roman pottery discovered in shipwreck off Sicilian coast – videoArchaeologyRoman shipwreck with 500 amphorae found off coast of SicilyDiscovery of 2,100-year-old vessel hailed as ‘one of the most important underwater archaeological discoveries of recent years’Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and agencies Mon 10 Aug 2026 06.44 EDTLast modified on Mon 10 Aug 2026 06.46 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA 2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck carrying about 500 amphorae has been discovered 3 miles off the coast of Mazara del Vallo in Sicily.Italy’s cultural heritage police, the Carabinieri, investigated the wreck with the help of divers and underwater cameras after receiving a tip-off from fishermen.
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