2,500-Year-Old Greek Ship Raised off Sicilian Coast

[Dover]

August 11, 2008

An ancient Greek ship recently raised off the coast of southern Sicily, Italy, is the biggest and best maintained vessel of its kind ever found, archaeologists say.

At a length of nearly 70 feet (21 meters) and a width of 21 feet (6.5 meters), the 2,500-year-old craft is the largest recovered ship built in a manner first depicted in Homer's Iliad, which is believed to date back several centuries earlier.

The ship's outer shell was built first, and the inner framework was added later. The wooden planks of the hull were sewn together with ropes, with pitch and resin used as sealant to keep out water.

Carlo Beltrame, professor of marine archaeology at the Università Ca' Foscari in Venice, said the boat, found near the town of Gela, is among the most important finds in the Mediterranean Sea...>


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/pf/51176727.html

[stevedeshazer]

1. That's amazing

Recommended.

[seemslikeadream]

2. Love this

Thanks Dover :hi:

Have you looked at SACRED GEOMETRY ?

[Dover]

3. Are you referring to a book or the subject?

I've looked at the subject.

Why do you mention it?

[seemslikeadream]

4. I just watched this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yP7Oz4VFtM&feature=PlayList&p=BBD4844D5E9EFD81&index=0&playnext=1


I had only briefly looked into it before and was wondering what you thought of it

[Dover]

5. I'm afraid unless the video is under 2 minutes I have to pass them up

due to the extreme download time on my dial up computer (hours!).

Would you mind filling me in briefly about it and the connection you see between sacred geometry and this 2500 year old ship? I'm curious.

Thanks and good to see you :hi: