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Ancient ships discovered in Black Sea
Dozens of perfectly preserved ancient shipwrecks have been discovered in the Black Sea
Dozens of perfectly preserved ancient Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman shipwrecks have been found at the bottom of Black Sea.
Jon Adams is Professor of archaeology at the University of Southampton. He explains how rare this discovery is and why the ships are in such good condition.
(Image: Divers at Roman galley. Credit: Black Sea MAP)
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