Israeli archaeologists discovered the shipwrecks near the ancient city of Caesarea, one from the Roman period and the other from the Mamluk period.
Israeli archaeologists discovered two ancient shipwrecks off the Mediterranean coast containing coins and other artifacts from Roman and medieval periods, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday.
In addition to over 500 silver coins, there were figurines, ceramics and bells found among the wreckage. Also, some of the metal ship parts are considered artifacts now. There was also a figurine of a pantomimus, or a nonverbal dancer in Roman theater that would act out scenes alone using only masks and movements, wearing a comic mask. The modern word"pantomime" was adopted from pantomimus.
From the ship, the archaeology unit also recovered nails, lead pipes and a large, shattered iron anchor.
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