This Medieval Byzantine Shipwreck Boasts More Gold Treasures Than Any Other Vessel Found Beneath the Mediterranean
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Archaeologists have discovered a Byzantine shipwreck with an impressive gold treasure off the Croatian Adriatic coast.
This Medieval Byzantine Shipwreck Boasts More Gold Treasures Than Any Other Vessel Found Beneath the Mediterranean
The vessel sank in the Adriatic Sea in the seventh or eighth century C.E. Its cargo included a gold signet ring likely associated with the emperor Heraclius and gold belts encrusted with rubies, emeralds and pearls
More than 600 grams of gold, imperial coins, jewelry and a seal ring with the emperor's effigy: it is the extraordinary treasure recovered from the Byzantine wreck discovered in front of the Croatian island of Mljet. According to the archaeologists of the Croatian Conservation Institute it was not a merchant ship, but the boat carrying a high dignitary of the Byzantine Empire, perhaps accompanied by a goldsmith and its sequel. Dated at the end o…
In front of the Croatian island of Mljet, underwater archaeologists have recovered a gold treasure from a Byzantine shipwreck.The findings by high-ranking ownersIn front of the Croatian island of Mljet, underwater archaeologists have recovered a gold treasure from a Byzantine shipwreck.
A Byzantine shipwreck dating from the 7th or 8th century AD, found off the coast of Mljet Island in Croatia, has shattered all preconceived notions about Mediterranean history, thanks to over 600 grams of processed gold recovered from its wreckage.
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