In an effort to divert my mind
from the slowly emerging, long term total disaster of Nov 8th, I have been looking beyond politics to stay sane. I have known about the deepsea ship-wrecks of the Black Sea, for a couple years, and knew they were beginning to explore them, but had forgotten about it. The Black Sea has been under Soviet control and they have denied access, until recently, as some of their satellite countries have allowed exploration.
This sea is unique because of the total lack at oxygen at lower depths. That means there is no rotting of wood, and organisms of all kinds are totally absent. Therefore, a ship that sunk 600 or so years ago is still intact. This article tells of 40 or so wrecks that have been found, with pics, in the preliminary stages of being studied. You can see the intricate carvings in the wood, coils of rope are perfectly preserved and the slabs of preserved fish in the amphoras are still present. The article didn't mention bodies, but I'm sure they are there.
They are claiming there are probably tens of thousands of these ancient ship wrecks on the sea floor. To me, this is totally fascinating and I can't wait to see and hear more. Check it out;
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/science/shipwrecks-black-sea-archaeology.html?emc=edit_th_20161112&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=50989228&_r=0
This sea is unique because of the total lack at oxygen at lower depths. That means there is no rotting of wood, and organisms of all kinds are totally absent. Therefore, a ship that sunk 600 or so years ago is still intact. This article tells of 40 or so wrecks that have been found, with pics, in the preliminary stages of being studied. You can see the intricate carvings in the wood, coils of rope are perfectly preserved and the slabs of preserved fish in the amphoras are still present. The article didn't mention bodies, but I'm sure they are there.
They are claiming there are probably tens of thousands of these ancient ship wrecks on the sea floor. To me, this is totally fascinating and I can't wait to see and hear more. Check it out;
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/science/shipwrecks-black-sea-archaeology.html?emc=edit_th_20161112&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=50989228&_r=0
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