A 2000 year old sacrificial altar was discovered on the wreck!

In the waters surrounding the Aeolian archipelago belonging to Italy an ancient wreck has been found. During its exploration experienced divers from the organisation Global Underwater Explorers – GUE, managed to find a sacrificial altar, the age of which was determined to be 2000 years! This extraordinary find, like many others, is to help redefine our knowledge of ancient trade routes in this region.

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The GUE technical diving team had quite a task ahead of them. Exploration of the ancient Greek wreck located at the depth of approx. 120 m is never easy and only the most experienced among technical divers may afford it.

Fortunately, this time the GUE team had at its disposal something more than just a group of excellently trained and experienced people. The entire diving team was supported by the crew of the underwater vehicle made available by Brownie’s Global Logistics company.

As a result, 16 unique artefacts were recovered from the Mediterranean waters near the islet of Panarea, which were seized and secured by local archaeologists. The objects, which include the aforementioned sacrificial altar, amphorae and urns, will undergo conservation and research.

According to the information provided, the mission carried out by the team, which included Mario Arena, Jarrod Jablonski, Richard Lundgren, Gideon Liew, John Kendall and Ingemar Lundgren, was the deepest archaeological operation of its kind carried out by volunteer technical divers. Indeed, all work was carried out as part of a non-profit initiative called Project Baseline.

Gallery of images from the exploration of the wreck

Source: maritime-executive.com