MLJet, Croatia-reuters A shipwreck found more than 10 years ago near an island in the Adriatic Sea off the southern coast of Croatia is reported to date back to the seventh or eighth century. Advertisement After analyzing remains found at the site, archaeologists have also determined that the ship was carrying a high-ranking man and his companions when it sank. gold coins; Buckles decorated with rubies, emeralds and pearls; And a gold ring bearing the emperor’s photograph was found among the debris, said Pavle Dugonjic of the Croatian Conservation Institute. “This is an impressive amount of gold, the largest ever found on a shipwreck in the entire Mediterranean [region]” Said Igor Miholjek of the Croatian Conservation Institute. In total, the gold weighs more than a pound. He said. “If you are studying the end of the Late Roman Empire and the changes in the medieval world, this is an important site for us to understand and gain insight into how the Mediterranean was held together by its sea routes, how it fragmented, how the empire broke up,” concluded Justin Leidwanger of Stanford University. Other Byzantine explorations To read about the shipwreck, visit “shipping stone“
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