Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved? - Helen Farr and Jon Adams
Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved? - Helen Farr and Jon Adams with tags black sea, shipwrecks, ancient shipwrecks, black sea shipwrecks, roman ships, aristotle, roman empire, byzantine empire, ottoman empire, preserved shipwrecks, seafaring, basin, black sea basin, saltwater, freshwater, meromictic, meromictic basin black sea, decomposition, ocean decomposition, anaerobic bacteria, marco polo, science, history, education, animation, helen farr, jon adams, yuriy polyashko, darvideo animation studio, ted, ted-ed, ted ed, teded, ted education
Discover the unique conditions that make the Black Sea host to dozens of shipwrecks that date back thousands of years.
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In 2017, researchers off the Bulgarian coast discovered the oldest intact shipwreck ever found. This ancient Greek vessel was not only nearly 2,500 years old, but was just one of 65 shipwrecks found at the bottom of the Black Sea in remarkable condition. So, why does the Black Sea contain so many well-preserved shipwrecks? Helen Farr and Jon Adams dive into the depths of the unique body of water.
Lesson by Helen Farr and Jon Adams, directed by Yuriy Polyashko, Darvideo Animation Studio.
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