The medieval ship lay more than a half-mile down at the bottom of the Black Sea, its masts, timbers and planking undisturbed in the darkness for seven or eight centuries. Lack of oxygen in the icy depths had ruled out the usual riot of creatures that feast on sunken wood.
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‘We Couldn’t Believe Our Eyes’: A Lost World of Shipwrecks Is Found
‘We Couldn’t Believe Our Eyes’: A Lost World of Shipwrecks Is Found
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/scien ... p=cur&_r=0
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Re: ‘We Couldn’t Believe Our Eyes’: A Lost World of Shipwrecks Is Found
Oo, very cool! I expect we'll start seeing more as they get to the contents of the ships. Thanks for posting!
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Re: ‘We Couldn’t Believe Our Eyes’: A Lost World of Shipwrecks Is Found
Yes fascinating.
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Re: ‘We Couldn’t Believe Our Eyes’: A Lost World of Shipwrecks Is Found
Isn't that just too cool?Lisa wrote:Nice!
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Re: ‘We Couldn’t Believe Our Eyes’: A Lost World of Shipwrecks Is Found
That's very interesting. Thanks, Misfit.
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