Arles Rhône 3, 1st century CE, Wood
Length: 31 metres (102 feet)
Musée de l'Arles Antique
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Unknown Arles Rhône 3, 1st century CE, Wood Length: 31 metres (102 feet) Musée de l'Arles Antique This Roman cargo ship of the 1st century CE was discovered in 2004, buried just 13 feet below the surface of the river Rhône in Arles, France (ancient Roman Arelate). Over 30 metres long, it is constructed with a flat base of oak planks, with the sides made of two halves of a fir tree. The ship sank carrying a cargo of 33 tons of stone from a nearby quarry; amphorae containing garum (Roman fish sauce) and a statue of Neptune were discovered nearby. One of the timbers is branded with the signature C L POSV, suggesting that a Gaius Lucius Postumius either owned or perhaps built the ship.
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