Sentences with phrase «of ancient shipwrecks»

Exceptional in scale and scope, this complex project has been almost ten years in the making and tells the story of an ancient shipwreck and its recent discovery.

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The ship would not be disturbed again until 1900, when a sponge diver clad in a clunky dry suit and brass helmet saw an unattached bronze arm from a sculpture on the seabed, says Alexander Jones, a historian of the ancient world at New York University who has studied the shipwreck and its cargo.
Two years ago we featured an incredible video of the Antikythera Mechanism — an ancient Greek computing device found in a shipwreck in 1901 — made entirely out of Legos.
We pulled over to the side of the highway, he walked back toward me, and he said, «George, I've decided I'm going to make a career as an ancient shipwreck reconstructor.»
That dream lured Foley and his team to Crete last year, and they brought a new tool that they hope will significantly raise the chances of finding an ancient shipwreck.
Instead, much of the detector's flak vest is made of ancient lead obtained from a 2,000 - year - old Roman shipwreck.
Archaeologists studying ancient shipwrecks recently put this technique through the paces at three different shipwreck sites dated to the second and third centuries C.E. off the coast of Sicily in Italy.
It could allow researchers to pin down the contents of amphorae found on a specific shipwreck, for instance, and then calculate the value of the ship's cargo - offering deeper insight into ancient economies.
She mixes the finest Tahitian, South Sea, and Freshwater cultured pearls, while also encompassing sea glass, shells, stones and an exclusive presentation of ancient and shipwreck coins.
Ancient shipwrecks, pristine coral reefs, and an amazing assortment of fish and turtles.
As a young boy shipwrecked alone on a mysterious island, players will explore a world of natural beauty filled with wild creatures, ancient ruins and thoughtful puzzles that play with light, sound, perspective and time.
From the ancient temples of Cambodia which are overwhelmed by gigantic trees, to magnificent shipwrecks where coral reefs grow out of the decks of industrial machines, nature can grow in extraordinary ways, bringing life to forgotten spaces.
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