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The Agora => Greek News => Greek History & Culture => Topic started by: Maik on Thursday, 17 August, 2017 @ 09:39:38
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Chess pawns, combs and a toothbrush are some of the new findings brought to light by the underwater excavation of the wreck of the ship “Mentor” that sank off the island of Kythira in 1802.
The excavation that continues for the fifth year by the Greek Ephorate of Old Antiquities, was conducted from July 8 to 27.
The ship, which was carrying antiquities plundered from the Parthenon by British diplomat Lord Elgin, was bound for England via Malta but sank at the entrance of the port of Avlemona southwest Kythera.
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/08/15/items-recovered-from-wreck-of-elgins-ship-off-kythira/