Italian divers have discovered a 2,100-year old wreck of a Roman ship off the coast of Sicily, piled with hundreds of well-preserved amphorae, which were likely used to transport wine. The wreck is considered as one of the most important underwater archaeological discoveries of recent years. The exact locality is three miles off the coast of Mazaro del Vallo, some 46 meters below the surface. Mazara del Vallo is in the south-west of Sicily, around 50 miles south of Palermo. It is just incredible how these amphorae have survived over 2000 years without being broken, and some of them still carrying wine, obviously well-sealed. Who knows how many storms and fierce windstorms have hit the coast of Sicily throughout all these years, without damaging the amphorae. These photos show just a few of them, underwater where they were discovered by fishermen, and on display after they’ve been cleaned out.
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