Show Worlds World's Oldest Cargo Ship Found in Mediterranean Sea The world worlds oldest cargo ship was discovered recently oft off the southern coast of France and Isnow It Is now being raised by a National Geographic Society expedition It is isa a Roman Greco vessel sunk in the third century before Christ Already divers have brought to the surface one of the rarest finds of ot archeological treasure in recent recent recent re re- re- re cent years Almost 1000 large pottery pottery vessels used to carry the liquid cargoes of the ancients have ancients havet been recovered Some still corked contained wine more than 2100 years old Among the treasures taken from the sunken ship has been 1400 pieces of at fine export dinnerware which experts say probably were made in the Greek province of ot Latium now Campania Italy Archeologists believe the ship foot Coot and COO ton was sunk around B. B C. C Code letters on the reveal that the ship and cargo was owned by Marcus Historians report much is al 01 al- al ready known of this merchant Records Records Rec nee survive to show that he was a Roman toman who was naturalized naturalize a Greek citizen in the year rear and who made his headquarters on the Greek Island of Delos wrote of ot him as a powerful politician poll poli Helen sent to prepare Greece for Cor Roman noman conquest The ship will be cleared of c cargo and mud by late spring of this year year Then we will raise her an expedition spokesman said We plan to duplicate h her r exactly and actually sail her on her last course Delos to Latium to the scene of her foundering using foundering using only replicas of her original fittings rigging and navigational Instruments The expeditions expedition's discoveries are arc adding much to the worlds world's knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge of the ancients After the present work Is completed com com- completed the group which is headed by Capt Yves Jacques Cousteau will start on an extensive around around- world the oceanographic tion This expedition Is also being sponsored by the National Geographic Geo Ceo graphic Society |