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Roman Amphora Brazil. Artifacts found in a bay near rio de janeiro may mark the wreck of a roman ship that could have reached brazil 17 centuries before. In 1976, diver jose roberto texeira salvaged two intact amphorae from the bottom of guanabara bay, 15 kilometers from rio de janeiro. The fact is, robert marx wasn't the first diver to discover mysterious amphorae in the water around rio de janeiro. He believed that this ship may have anchored off rio then been driven by a storm some 15 miles to where the amphoras were found more than 2,000 years later, the new york times reports. For decades, the discovery of roman artefacts found in a bay near rio de janeiro puzzled explorers and historians alike. A discovery made in 1982 appeared to rewrite history after underwater archaeologist robert marx found a collection of tall jars, known as amphoras, that were carried by roman ships in the second century bc. Explore the intriguing story of robert marx, a shipwreck explorer who claimed to find roman amphoras in brazil's guanabara bay, challenging historical. The archaeologist discovered amphorae (jars with two handles typical in the greek and roman period) that were unquestionably spilled cargo from a vessel that had traveled to brazil when the roman empire was at the height of its power in the third century ad. But not everyone was as willing as marx to promote the mysterious discovery of roman amphorae in guanabara bay. If true, this means the romans reached the new world over a millennium before columbus.

Artifacts found in a bay near rio de janeiro may mark the wreck of a roman ship that could have reached brazil 17 centuries before. Explore the intriguing story of robert marx, a shipwreck explorer who claimed to find roman amphoras in brazil's guanabara bay, challenging historical. For decades, the discovery of roman artefacts found in a bay near rio de janeiro puzzled explorers and historians alike. He believed that this ship may have anchored off rio then been driven by a storm some 15 miles to where the amphoras were found more than 2,000 years later, the new york times reports. The archaeologist discovered amphorae (jars with two handles typical in the greek and roman period) that were unquestionably spilled cargo from a vessel that had traveled to brazil when the roman empire was at the height of its power in the third century ad. The fact is, robert marx wasn't the first diver to discover mysterious amphorae in the water around rio de janeiro. A discovery made in 1982 appeared to rewrite history after underwater archaeologist robert marx found a collection of tall jars, known as amphoras, that were carried by roman ships in the second century bc. But not everyone was as willing as marx to promote the mysterious discovery of roman amphorae in guanabara bay. In 1976, diver jose roberto texeira salvaged two intact amphorae from the bottom of guanabara bay, 15 kilometers from rio de janeiro. If true, this means the romans reached the new world over a millennium before columbus.

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Roman Amphora Brazil Artifacts found in a bay near rio de janeiro may mark the wreck of a roman ship that could have reached brazil 17 centuries before. He believed that this ship may have anchored off rio then been driven by a storm some 15 miles to where the amphoras were found more than 2,000 years later, the new york times reports. The archaeologist discovered amphorae (jars with two handles typical in the greek and roman period) that were unquestionably spilled cargo from a vessel that had traveled to brazil when the roman empire was at the height of its power in the third century ad. The fact is, robert marx wasn't the first diver to discover mysterious amphorae in the water around rio de janeiro. If true, this means the romans reached the new world over a millennium before columbus. A discovery made in 1982 appeared to rewrite history after underwater archaeologist robert marx found a collection of tall jars, known as amphoras, that were carried by roman ships in the second century bc. In 1976, diver jose roberto texeira salvaged two intact amphorae from the bottom of guanabara bay, 15 kilometers from rio de janeiro. For decades, the discovery of roman artefacts found in a bay near rio de janeiro puzzled explorers and historians alike. Explore the intriguing story of robert marx, a shipwreck explorer who claimed to find roman amphoras in brazil's guanabara bay, challenging historical. But not everyone was as willing as marx to promote the mysterious discovery of roman amphorae in guanabara bay. Artifacts found in a bay near rio de janeiro may mark the wreck of a roman ship that could have reached brazil 17 centuries before.