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The Times of India
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TOI World Desk

What lies beneath the Mediterranean will shock you: Ancient shipwrecks expose gold, coins, and forgotten histories

Beneath the surface of just a few meters of water lie two shipwrecks from ancient times near the coast of Caesarea, revealing an understanding of what happened in the past concerning the use of ships. This discovery near the Mediterranean Sea contains valuable gold, coins, and other items related to two different periods of history. The findings suggest that these two shipwrecks can be traced to the eras of the Romans and the Mamluks, with more than one thousand years separating the two periods. The environment played a part in the discovery since shifting sand uncovered and covered up the remains over time.

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