Archaeologists discover five Roman shipwrecks untouched since they sank nearly 2,000 years ago
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 3:41 PM on 23rd July 2009
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A team of archaeologists using sonar technology to scan the seabed have discovered a 'graveyard' of five pristine ancient Roman shipwrecks off the small Italian island of Ventotene.
The trading vessels, dating from between the first century BC to the fifth century AD, lie more than 100 metres underwater and are amongst the deepest wrecks discovered in the Mediterranean in recent years, the researchers said today.............
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