Traces of 2,400-year-old Greek wreck found near Albania

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	Traces of 2,400-year-old Greek wreck found near Albania

dorine

12-7-2007 4:09 PM

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greece, archaeology, albania, treasure

dorine says:

Exciting find!

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color:#ffcccc;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/9e4dac97-70d6-4275-8e82-db72c11ab6e8/3491BBE6-310E-4759-A5DB-B6D2C499558E/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2007-09-13-albania-archaeology_N.htm" href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2007-09-13-albania-archaeology_N.htm" style="font-size: 11px;">www.usatoday.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2007-09-13-albania-archaeology_N.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.usatoday.com/img/31D689A9-DC21-42F2-9FA7-705845E1F9CF" alt="George Robb of the Key West-based RPM Nautical Foundation takes part in an undersea survey that would help compile an underwater cultural heritage map that could plot the position of ancient ships believed to lie along Albania's coastline." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2007-09-13-albania-archaeology_N.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.usatoday.com/img/88E09C28-F13D-4C20-ABDA-6BBB872837F1" alt="Archaeologists Adrian Anastasi, right, George Robb, center,  and dive master Howard Phoenix  hold the top find from what organizers say is the first archaeological survey of Albania's seabed  a 2,400-year-old Greek jar." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2007-09-13-albania-archaeology_N.htm">SARANDA, Albania (AP)  — Encrusted with tiny shells and smelling strongly of the sea, a 2,400-year-old Greek jar lies in a saltwater bath in Durres Museum, on Albania's Adriatic coast.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2007-09-13-albania-archaeology_N.htm">Part of a sunken shipment of up to 60 ceramic vessels, the 26-inch storage jar, or amphora, was the top find from what organizers say is the first archaeological survey of this small Balkan nation's seabed, conducted by U.S. and Albanian experts.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2007-09-13-albania-archaeology_N.htm">"Touch it, touch it. 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