00:01a roman-era shipwreck has been discovered off the coast of sicily near mazzaro del valo the wreck dates back
00:08to between the second and first centuries b c and lies at a depth of forty-six metres local media
00:14reported the ship is roughly twenty-one metres long and six metres wide
00:19footage released by italian authorities show hundreds of amphores scattered around which the ship had been carrying along with two
00:27lead anchor stocks italy's minister of culture alessandro giuli described the find as one of the most important underwater archaeological
00:36discoveries in recent years divers from the cultural heritage protection arm of palermo's police said they located the site following
00:44a tip-off from a private citizen further research will now be carried out to
00:49reconstruct the site's archaeological context and establish the necessary measures for its protection
00:54the discovery comes just days after another major find off the coast of sicily where a large underwater crater and
01:01new hydrothermal vents were found
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