Ancient Roman Shipwreck Found

[SAmbag]

From nbcnews.com:

Discovery News' Rossella Lorenzi reports that the ship sank on a trade route between Spain and central Italy with a cargo of more than 200 jars, known as amphorae. Some of the jars were caught in fishing nets, which led to the underwater search. Tests indicated that the jars contained pickled fish, grain, wine and oil.

Edited August 9, 2012 by SAmbag

[Simbi Laveau]

Very cool !

[The_Spartan]

If the wine is still there in the amphora. will it be good to drink?

[lightly]

.. please pass the pickled fish...... that sounds especially good! lol

[Still Waters]

I was just about to post this. What an interesting find

[The_Spartan]

yeah. very interesting find. with the amphoras of wine intact.

[Lightingbird]

Very interesting.

[Lady Annabella]

I bet they are glad to find this , to give more clues on stuff back then .

[MJNYC]

wow, that's aged wine!

[Junior Chubb]

If the wine is still there in the amphora. will it be good to drink?

Probably not, but it might be okay to put it on Fish and Chips.

For the non-Brits - Fish and Chips is a British meal consisting of Fish and Chips, often served in paper with salt and vinegar for flavouring.

Edited August 15, 2012 by Junior Chubb

[csspwns]

of course not you'll die from food poisoning

[Grandpa Greenman]

I am reading a book on the ancient Celts and Roman. I'm at the part about Caesar, so this really interesting to me.

[Harte]

Got any olive oil in there?

I'm making pesto here.

Harte

[questionmark]

It would not be the first find of that kind nor the only one.

[questionmark]

Got any olive oil in there?

I'm making pesto here.

Harte

Somebody has to invent a "reach through" for the internet, could give you some from my trees (no pesticides, no insecticides, no artificial fertilizer)

[Abramelin]

If the wine is still there in the amphora. will it be good to drink?

Nno all zthe amvoraz were empty...and it dinnot tastE goot

honest

[LucidElement]

What would they do with the preserved food? You really can't put it into a museum and sure as hell can not eat it lol.. So I am curious for perhaps a follow up on what will happen... Also, is it just me, or does the reporter doing this segment just seem like he is A) either not interested, or reading completley off a peice of paper, or C) on the late late news channel of NBC or of course D) just doesn't care haha.. I watch NBC news and I've never heard anything like that (his voice that is, to monotone)

[Gatofeo]

In one of his books written in the 1960s or 70s, Jacques Cousteau writes of his diving team finding an intact amphora containing ancient wine.

As Frenchmen, they felt they had a duty to sample it.

He said it was terrible, and had spoiled during its centuries on the sea floor. I don't recall whether it was vinegary, or just horrid tasting.

[Harte]

Somebody has to invent a "reach through" for the internet, could give you some from my trees (no pesticides, no insecticides, no artificial fertilizer)

Man, you got it made, don't you?

Harte

[questionmark]

Man, you got it made, don't you?

Harte

Giving it up next year and coming home.