The ship s cargo included ceramics from Spain and Tunisia.
January 27, 2021
Recovering a Mendean amphora from a Roman shipwreck off Kasos Island. Photo by Nikos Koukoulas, courtesy of the Kasos Maritime Archaeological Project and the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports.
Archaeologists conducting research in the Aegean Sea have discovered a rare ancient Roman shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island of Kasos.
The shipwreck, which is dated to between 200 AD and 300 AD, is “filled with ancient treasures,” Greek officials told Ancient Origins.
The Roman vessel was loaded with ceramic amphorae sturdy ceramic containers with pointed bottoms produced in Guadalquivir, Spain, and present-day Tunisia, according to a statement from the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports. The vessels were likely filled with oil from Rhodes or Asia Minor.