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Secrets of a 2,200-Year-Old Shipwreck Revealed by Ancient Goo!

Friday 21 August 2026 ScienceDaily
Secrets of a 2,200-Year-Old Shipwreck Revealed by Ancient Goo!

Photo: Andrés Dallimonti / Unsplash

Divers have explored a Roman shipwreck from deep under the sea and found the ancient waterproof paint used to protect the wooden boat! This gooey mixture of pine tar and beeswax trapped tiny bits of pollen, which act like a secret fingerprint showing exactly where the ship was built and repaired over two thousand years ago. Imagine what other ancient secrets are still hiding at the bottom of the ocean!
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