https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/oct/23/oldest-intact-shipwreck-thought-to-be-ancient-greek-discovered-at-bottom-of-black-sea

Archaeologists have found what they believe to be the world’s oldest intact shipwreck at the bottom of the Black Sea where it appears to have lain undisturbed for more than 2,400 years.

The 23-metre (75ft) vessel, thought to be ancient Greek, was discovered with its mast, rudders and rowing benches all present and correct just over a mile below the surface. A lack of oxygen at that depth preserved it, the researchers said.

“A ship surviving intact from the classical world, lying in over 2km of water, is something I would never have believed possible,” said Professor Jon Adams, the principal investigator with the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project (MAP), the team that made the find. “This will change our understanding of shipbuilding and seafaring in the ancient world.”

The ship is believed to have been a trading vessel of a type that researchers say has only previously been seen “on the side of ancient Greek pottery such as the ‘Siren Vase’ in the British Museum”.



Meanwhile, Mormon Archaeologists are still searching for any trace of the wonderful ancient wooden submarines said to have crossed the prehistoric Pacific...and they always will be

2,400 years!!

This is going to be a whole lot of fun to read about!

Thank you for posting this, anybody!

Who would've ever thunk that it would've ended up at the bottom of the Black Sea. Obviously it was such a good design that the Greeks copied it as soon as they had a chance to see it.

If I remember correctly, what happened was that Nephi and the gang arrived in the Yucatan area and realized that some guy had roped a canoe to the back of their ship and tagged along the whole way. Turned out he was a used ship salesman and was hoping to buy Nephi's ship as soon as they didn't need it anymore. They haggled for a while and eventually he paid them 21 peepstones for the ship and that was the last anyone ever heard of it...until now.

So it ended up in the Black Sea. Amazing!

They found The Ark?

it wasn't tight like unto a dish.

How very interesting. I look forward to reading more about it--maybe in my 'People' magazine.