Incredible 2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck reveals 'surprising' way ancient sailors kept vessels waterproof
Susanna Siddell
An incredible 2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck has revealed the "surprising" way ancient sailors managed to keep their vessels water-resistant while at sea. The wreck, called Ilovik-Paržine 1, sunk near the Croatian coastline, rests in Paržine Bay close to Ilovik Island, dating around the mid-second century BC. Scientists from France and Croatia examined the protective layers on the hull in a study published in Frontiers in Materials. Using a mixture of molecular testing with pollen examination of