2,400-Year-Old Shipwreck Off Calabria Reveals Ancient Trade in Magna Graecia
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2,400-Year-Old Shipwreck Off Calabria Reveals Ancient Trade in Magna Graecia
Ancient amphorae rest on the seabed off the coast of Monasterace, Calabria. Credit: SABAP / Ministry of Culture An ancient shipwreck carrying more than 300 amphorae has been identified off the Ionian coast of Calabria, offering rare evidence of the maritime trade that connected the Greek colonies of Magna Graecia in southern Italy more than 2,400 years ago. The wreck was discovered off Monasterace, in the province of Reggio Calabria, during seab…
Off the Ionian coast of Italian Calabria, near the modern city of Monasterache, an ancient ship more than 2,400 years old has been discovered. On board, the researchers found a unique cargo - more than 300 amphorae from the times of Great Greece (Magna Graecia).
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