by Toplica | Jul 15, 2019 | Culture, English, News
A joint Albanian-American underwater archaeology project says it has found amphoras that are at least 2,500 years old off the Albanian coast, which might yield an ancient shipwreck. The research vessel Hercules of the RPM Nautical Foundation said Friday they had found...
by Toplica | Jul 8, 2018 | Culture, English, News
AP reports from Tirana in Albania that hundreds of Roman and Greek artefacts and ancient shipwrecks sitting under Albania’s barely explored coastline are in danger of falling prey to looters or treasure hunters if not properly protected, researchers and archaeologists...
by Toplica | Aug 5, 2017 | English, Featured, News
SARANDA, Albania (AP) — Descending beneath the waves, the cloudy first few meters quickly give way to clear waters and an astonishing sight — dozens, perhaps hundreds, of tightly packed ancient vases lie on the seabed, testament to some long-forgotten trader’s...