Dával jsem do žvanírny ale si nikdo nečte.
Twelve shipwrecks in the Mediterranean
Categories: Finds and rescue research abroad , Nálezy nejenom s detektorem kovů v mořích a oceanech
For five years, the British team behind the Enigma Shipwrecks Project kept secret the discovery of twelve shipwrecks in the Mediterranean. They're over 2,000 years old. Among them is a colossus from the Ottoman Empire that had precious oriental goods on board, including Chinese porcelain.
The British team declassified the list of wrecks, which date from different periods. The oldest ship dates from the 3rd century BC, the youngest from the 19th century. There's also the aforementioned 17th-century Ottoman vessel. Carried cargo from many parts of the world. This suggests it was on a trade route from China to the Mediterranean. It was about the size of two standard merchant ships at this time in history.
She sank around 1630 on a voyage from Egypt to Istanbul, with hundreds of artefacts on board. For example, she carried rare fine Chinese porcelain containing 360 cups and plates suitable for the table of Sultan Murad IV himself. The ship also carried jugs from Italy, pepper from India, green and brown glazed coffee shmade in Yemen, coffee pots, wooden chess pieces and Ottoman camel pipes. This was probably an illegal shipment, as smoking tobacco was punishable by heavy penalties at the time. The goods were apparently loaded in Cairo, the largest city in the Ottoman Empire.
"The Ottoman ship found was 43 metres long and carried about 1,000 tonnes of cargo. It is one of the most amazing examples of maritime technology and passage," archaeologist Sean Kingsley believes.
According to Tim McKechnie, head of the Enigma Shipwrecks Project, the Ottoman ship is in very good condition. "Although it has been attacked by shipworms, silent and inconspicuous marine parasites," he noted.
The wrecks were in the sea between Cyprus and Lebanon. The oldest ship is over two thousand years old. The Enigma Shipwrecks Project team believes it sank during a major storm. Underwater archaeologists have been concentrating their research in the so-called Levantine Basin because they had indications that there may be many shipwrecks there.
"It's one of the most incredible finds in the Mediterranean. It has turned up goods and items from fourteen different cultures and civilisations spread across different parts of the globe. These include China, India, the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. Then there is North Africa, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Belgium. This is truly ground-breaking," Kingsley said.
Sources: www.express.co.uk, www.thenational.ae
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Kim - čte a scházejí mi vtipy od tebe 
Jachym:diky no nebylo nějak do smíchu .Tak to pak napravím.
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Tak to je super díky 
Tak to je rachot
To je bomba 
nevíte kluci a děvčata co je to za keramiku na druhém fóru uprostřed (ta oranžová)
Myslím že jde o čínský porcelán na čaj. Tzv. yixingské gaiwany, nebo také zhongy. Pije se z nich čaj při obřadech i běžně a nebo z větších se čaj rozlévá do mneších šálků. Mám jich doma několik. Nevím jak se čaj pil dříve, ale dnes k němu patří ještě podšálek a těsnící víčko. Sám z něj piju čas skoro každý den.
Ty vázy na prvnim obrázku jsou maličký, co? Bylo mi to dost divný, tak jsem si to našel - ta kotva má 4m.
Vraky jsou fascinující, to je jeden z mých snů takhle něco pěknýho najít. Už jsem v Chorvatsku při šnorchlování posbíral spoustu kusů amfor, ale tohle je dost jinej level.