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Mahdia shipwreck - Definition and Overview

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The shipwreck of Mahdia was found off the coast of Tunisia in 1907. It is of late Iron age date (100 BC). It contained lead lingots that, according to their isotope-composition, seem to come from the Sierra de Cartagena in Spain.

Reference

  • H. Salies et al, (eds.), Das Wrack. Der antike Schiffsfund von Mahdia (Cologne 1994).

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