Greek boat from 500 BC salvaged off Sicily
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| 'Gela on the southern coast of Sicily where the wreck was found' . |
Around 20 ships were involved in the operation to salvage the wreck which experts said had remained in a good state of preservation since its discovery in 1988 because it had been resting on a clay soil seabed.
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Ancient Greek Ship - photo from AFP - .. . |
'The boat belongs to the patrimony of Sicily but also to that of humanity,' said local culture official Antonello Antinoro.
At the time of the wreck, Gela was a Greek colony.
by AFP
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