2,000-Year-Old Roman Shipwreck Discovered in Croatia

2,000-Year-Old Roman Shipwreck Discovered in Croatia

An interpretation of an ancient shipwreck. Credit: GreekReporter Archive Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved Roman shipwreck in Barbir Bay, Croatia, where it lay undisturbed for nearly 2,000 years. The vessel, measuring about 12.5 meters (41 feet), dates to the 1st–2nd century AD and offers one of the most complete examples of ancient seafaring in the Adriatic. It was first detected four years ago by researchers from the In…

Well-preserved Roman shipwreck in Croatia reveals ancient trade and seafaring insights

A team of international underwater archaeologists is unearthing fresh information regarding Roman maritime life after unearthing a well-preserved shipwreck in Barbir Bay, near the town of Sukošan on Croatia’s Adriatic coast. The ship, believed to have been built between the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, was discovered in 2021 during excavations of a Roman-era harbor. […]