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I was sure the 'Roman shipwreck' story from Sardinia was a hoax
The initial photos looked too clean, like a movie set, and the local paper's report read like a press release. Then a colleague sent me the full site survey from the University of Cagliari, which showed dendrochronology dates placing the timber around 180 AD. Has anyone else been totally wrong about a find because the first report was so badly done?
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wesley831mo agoMost Upvoted
Check the survey for the wood analysis details. Did they mention any cargo found with the wreck, or was it just the hull timbers that got dated?
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janac591mo ago
Oh man, I feel that. I once spent a whole week telling everyone a local 'viking coin' was a total fake because the first picture was some blurry thing on a red towel. Turns out it was real, the guy just had a really bad camera and worse lighting. Made me look like a total clown. I mean, I guess that's why we wait for the actual reports, but still.
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leo_kelly19h ago
A whole week? Man, that's rough. I would've just deleted my account and moved to a new town after that.
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