The Maui News - Weekender

Ancient amphoras found off Albania

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TIRANA, Albania — A joint Albanian-American underwater archaeolog­y project says it has found amphoras that are at least 2,500 years old in the Ionian Sea off the Albanian coast, which might yield an ancient shipwreck.

The research vessel Hercules of the RPM Nautical Foundation said Friday they had found 22 amphoras — a two-handled jar with a narrow neck used for wine or oil —

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