China News Service, January 23. According to Euronet, the Greek Ministry of Culture issued an announcement recently that archaeologists have made important archaeological discoveries in the waters near Kassos, Greece.
Researchers found 4 sunken ships in the area, which contained a large number of cultural relics.
According to reports, the Greek Ministry of Culture said that among all the discoveries, a shipwreck dating back to the Roman era is the most important recent underwater archaeological discovery in Greece.
The shipwreck contained "Dressel 20 amphorae" (Note: This is one of the amphorae classifications named after the German scholar Heinrich Drexel. This type of The terracotta bottles are all from Rome’s Betica province and are used to hold olive oil.)
These amphorae contain olive oil from the Guadalquivir region of Spain during the 1st to 3rd centuries AD.
In addition, an "African Type 1 Ampoule" was found in this shipwreck, made by a pottery workshop in Africa Proconsularis, which is now Tunisia.
Based on this, archaeologists speculate that the shipwreck dates back to the 2nd to 3rd century AD.
In addition, three other shipwrecks were found and confirmed during this underwater excavation, one shipwreck carrying an amphorae made in the North Aegean Sea, with a history dating back to the 1st century BC; one ship carrying a door The shipwreck of the amphora made by Mendi dates back to the 5th century BC; and another shipwreck closer to modern times.
(Yu Jinke)