On January 16, 2003, National Geographic published news that a group of researchers had found an ancient trading vessel at the bottom of the Black Sea, off the coast of Bulgaria. The ship is over 2.300 years old, and contained many clay jars and pots. The contents of these pots have answered many questions about the migration of goods across the world known by the Greeks; however they have also sparked many more.
The team of researchers analyzed the sediments around the shipwrecked vessel and discovered that the containers held remnants of catfish and olive oil. These foods would have made up much of the diet of the Greek army, which spread across the ancient world. Therefore, according to the data collected from the remains and also from radiocarbon dating and analysis, it would not be out of the question to assume that this ship was transporting goods from the Crimean peninsula back to Greece when it hit a spot of trouble and sank beneath the sea.
With this evidence, scientists and researchers have been able to determine that the Black Sea might have been a central location for trade rather than a secondary source. This shipwreck, combined with another Greek wreck found earlier in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey, provides undeniable evidence that the Greeks had a far more spread out system of trade than previously recorded.
Bibliography:
The team of researchers analyzed the sediments around the shipwrecked vessel and discovered that the containers held remnants of catfish and olive oil. These foods would have made up much of the diet of the Greek army, which spread across the ancient world. Therefore, according to the data collected from the remains and also from radiocarbon dating and analysis, it would not be out of the question to assume that this ship was transporting goods from the Crimean peninsula back to Greece when it hit a spot of trouble and sank beneath the sea.
With this evidence, scientists and researchers have been able to determine that the Black Sea might have been a central location for trade rather than a secondary source. This shipwreck, combined with another Greek wreck found earlier in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey, provides undeniable evidence that the Greeks had a far more spread out system of trade than previously recorded.
Bibliography:
Markey, Sean. “Ancient Greek Wreck Found in Black Sea.” National Geographic. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/01/0110_030113_blacksea_2.html
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