This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Restored 2,200-year-old Cyprus ship unearthed
A 45-foot tramp merchant vessel from about 220 BCE was raised off Kyrenia Cyprus after seven years of work. Archaeologists led by Michael Katser preserved the hull with polyethylene glycol while reconstructing missing parts. The ship lockers include amphorae bronze coins and thousands of almonds.
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Kyrenia
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Samos
Kos
Rhodes
Michael L. Katser
Great
Pyramid of
Cheops
Katsev
Katsey
University of Pennsylvania