Theories on Ancient Wooden Ship Found at Ground Zero. ... a branch of science that uses tree rings to date wood, could pinpoint the age of the ship with some precision," reports Cowan.

The ship likely went down earlier than scientists once thought, between 296 to 271 BCE, with a strong probability that the ship foundered somewhere between 286 to 272 BCE.

These remains of the Greek merchant ship from the 4th century BC lay off the coast of Komiža and were from a crucial period ...

ROME – Archaeologists say they have found the upper side of an ancient ship near Rome. The wooden ship was about 11 meters (36 feet) long, making it one of the largest ancient vessels excavated ...

Divers have spent decades exploring Greece's ancient Antikythera wreck. The latest expedition found relics and retrieved ...

Off the coast of a Greek island sits the Antikythera shipwreck, a 2,000-year-old wreck with a story that inspired an Indiana ...

Wooden ship found beneath World Trade Centre built in 18th-century Philadelphia. Archaeologists reveal origins of mysterious ship found at former site of Twin Towers during construction of new ...

A replica of a treasure ship that Admiral Zheng He (1371-1433) sailed in. The ship was on display in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Thursday and is to make its maiden voyage in 2014.

J. Richard Steffy, a self-taught expert on ancient shipbuilding who helped revolutionize the field of underwater archaeology and earned a reputation as “the Sherlock Holmes of ancient ship ...

The ship’s mast is still standing and stanchions rest […] Skip to content. ... ‘Astounding’ ancient wood ship found Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ...

Ancient Egyptians depended on the Nile River in life and in death. ... wooden ships were commonly found in tombs of Egyptians of different status. Just like full-sized vessels along the Nile, ...