An ancient ship has been discovered beneath the waters of the Mediterranean. The ship, which sail off the coast of Tunisia more than 2,300 years ago, is already giving historians fresh insights into trade and diet in the ancient world.The remains of the ship were found last August on the final day of an expedition undertakenby American scientist Robin Asquith. Three of his team,were using a miniature submarine to explore the seabed, spotted rows of storage jars and some rotted wood.One of the jars was brought to the surface by a diver, and inside it the scientists found bones belonging to freshwater fish, and some olive stones. After examining the contents and design of the jar and other evidence, De Asquith concluded that the ship had been following a trade route when one sank, probably in a storm. He intends to return to the site of the shipwreck, 32 km from the coast, so that he can conduct further investigations. He hopes to excavate making use of a new robot that uses sound to make a computer plan of the wreck, and in this way create an accurate picture of what the ship looked like.
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