University of Strasbourg https://refractor.io/tag/university-of-strasbourg/ University of Strasbourg en-AU Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:01:00 GMT A 2,200-year-old ship's life, charted from pollen and pitch https://refractor.io/history/roman-ship-pollen/ This image shows the excavation work that was carried out near the bow of the Ilovik-Paržine 1 shipwreck. The ship's cargo of amphoras and logs can be seen in the foreground

An ancient Roman ship was repaired multiple times, with multiple techniques, and in multiple places around the Adriatic Sea before it sank, a new study suggests. The findings highlight the expansive nature of trade and technical transfer in the Roman Republic.

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]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:01:00 GMT https://refractor.io/history/roman-ship-pollen/ Jules Roscoe