'Underwater museum' of shipwrecks found

Archaeology officials said today they have found five well-preserved Roman shipwrecks with their cargo of vases, pots and other objects largely intact.

'Underwater museum' of shipwrecks found

Archaeology officials said today they have found five well-preserved Roman shipwrecks with their cargo of vases, pots and other objects largely intact.

The ships are submerged between 330 and 490ft off the coast of Ventotene, a tiny island that is part of an archipelago between Rome and Naples.

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