CLCV 1008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Uluburun Shipwreck, Diving Bell, Absolute Dating
18 Oct 2014
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Archaeologists used a vacuum hose to suck up dirt from the sea floor. Shipwrecks like this one are evidence for ancient trade routes. The study of ancient trade is a source of information about the evolution of technology and the spread of languages. There were elephant tusks and amber in the uluburun shipwreck. Sculptures get encrusted with salt, which has to be leeched out for them to be recognizable. Lake nemi"s natural beauty appealed to the emperor caligula, who built and anchored ships on the lake. After his death, the ships were pillaged and deliberately sunk. Primitive diving apparatuses were used in the 15th and 16th centuries to explore the wrecks. British astronomer edmund haley invented a diving bell that divers used to bring up marble and tesserae from the wrecks. Piece by piece, the wrecks were brought to the surface. The artifacts were put in a museum in rome.
