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在地中海海底有一項重大發現：一艘據估計屬于公元前1世紀或2世紀的羅馬貨船在地中海海底被發現。

意大利文化遺產保護警察隊的考古學家和負責保護和管理水下遺產的國家水下文化遺產管理局的專業水肺潛水員共同完成了這一壯舉。

人們在船上發現了數百個被稱為雙耳罐的羅馬罐子。它們被歸類為Dressel 1 B型罐，呈管狀。然而，它們的確切用途至今仍是個謎。

這艘船是在距羅馬約80公里的意大利港口城市奇維塔韋基亞附近160米(524英尺)深處被發現的。

文化遺產保護警察局表示:“這一特殊的發現代表了一艘羅馬船只在試圖到達海岸的過程中面對大海的危險而沉沒的重要例子，并見證了古代海上貿易路線?！?/p>

據說這艘船有20多米長，它的貨物，即雙耳罐，被發現時保存完好，這是一個特殊的發現。

目前，警方正在調查該遺址，并采取措施保護它，因為據說意大利地中海海岸線擁有非凡的水下考古寶藏。因此，警察水肺潛水隊定期在該地區巡邏，以保護國寶免遭搶劫。

2021年，西西里考古學家在巴勒莫海岸和烏斯提卡島附近發現了兩艘古羅馬船只，都攜帶著葡萄酒雙耳罐。

2013年，在熱那亞海岸發現了一艘屬于公元前2世紀的完整船只。

幾乎每年，意大利警方都會從藝術品經銷商的家中沒收數百只數千年前的羅馬雙耳罐。

2021年6月，當局從一位比利時收藏家那里發現了幾件非法收集的稀有考古發現，這些考古發現可以追溯到公元前6世紀。這些文物價值1100萬歐元或940萬英鎊，其中包括大約800塊石碑、雙耳罐和其他物品，它們都是在普利亞秘密挖掘出來的。

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A Roman Cargo Ship estimated to belong to the 1st or 2nd century BC has been discovered at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea in what has been called a significant discovery.

The remarkable feat was achieved by archaeologists from Italy’s cultural heritage protection police squad and professional scuba divers from the national superintendency for underwater cultural heritage, which safeguards and regulates underwater heritage sites.

The ship was found with hundreds of Roman jars called amphorae. They are classified as Dressel 1 B-type jars and are tube-shaped. However, what they were exactly used for remains a mystery today.

The vessel was found at 160 m or 524 ft deep near the Civitavecchia, an Italian port city around 80 km from Rome.

The cultural heritage protection police unit states: “This exceptional discovery represents an important example of the sinking of a Roman ship which faced the perils of the sea in an attempt to reach the coast and bears witness to the ancient maritime trade routes.”

The ship is said to be more than 20 metres long, and its cargo, i.e. the amphorae, was found in a well-preserved or intact condition, making it an exceptional find.

Presently the police are surveying the site and also taking steps to protect it since Italy’s Mediterranean coastline is said to have remarkable underwater archaeological treasures. Hence the police scuba diving squads regularly patrol the region to protect the national treasures from looters.

Similar discoveries were made in 2021 when Sicilian archaeologists found two ancient Roman ships off the Palermo coast and another near Ustica Island, both carrying wine amphorae.

In 2013, an intact vessel belonging to the 2nd century BC was found off the Genoa coast.

Almost every year, hundreds of Roman amphorae dating back thousands of years are confiscated by the Italian police from art dealers’ houses.

In June 2021, the authorities found several illegally gathered rare archaeological finds dating from the 6th century BC from a Belgian collector. They were worth €11m or ￡9.4m and included around 800 pieces of stelae, amphorae and other items hailing from a clandestine excavation in Puglia.

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