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The Roman Head from Mexico
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12-09-2005, 06:49 AM
Quote:Oh, and there's the teredo worms.

If that means the hull would have been eaten away by marine organisms within weeks, prior to the use of copper plating, check this out: (You need to copy and paste the link into your browser URL address bar for some reason - clicking on the red text will not work)

http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Shipb ... Young(1867 )_Ch4.html

Quote:A Roman ship sunk in the Lake of Nemi was found to have been coated with bitumen, over which sheets of lead had been nailed with gilt nails. The seams of this vessel were caulked with tow and pitched, the material of the hull being larch.

And also:
Caligula's Nemi Ships
TARBICvS/Jim Bowers
A A A DESEDO DESEDO!
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The Roman Head from Mexico - by Tarbicus - 12-03-2005, 07:48 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by hoplite14gr - 12-03-2005, 09:44 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Arthes - 12-05-2005, 01:08 AM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by arklore70 - 12-05-2005, 05:55 AM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Gaius Decius Aquilius - 12-05-2005, 08:24 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by andym - 12-06-2005, 12:01 AM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Gaius Decius Aquilius - 12-06-2005, 06:47 AM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Uwe Bahr - 12-06-2005, 01:28 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Arthes - 12-06-2005, 01:45 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by hoplite14gr - 12-06-2005, 10:01 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Tarbicus - 12-07-2005, 09:38 AM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Sangue - 12-07-2005, 12:33 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Arthes - 12-07-2005, 12:51 PM
einstein infinities - by Goffredo - 12-07-2005, 05:42 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by hoplite14gr - 12-07-2005, 07:31 PM
einstein two (too) - by Goffredo - 12-07-2005, 08:28 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by hoplite14gr - 12-07-2005, 08:35 PM
Re: einstein two (too) - by Tarbicus - 12-07-2005, 08:44 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Arthes - 12-07-2005, 10:02 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Arthes - 12-08-2005, 12:02 AM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Gaius Decius Aquilius - 12-08-2005, 06:21 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Tarbicus - 12-08-2005, 07:10 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by hoplite14gr - 12-08-2005, 08:14 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Tarbicus - 12-09-2005, 06:49 AM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Tarbicus - 12-09-2005, 07:01 AM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Tarbicus - 12-09-2005, 07:32 AM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Gaius Decius Aquilius - 12-10-2005, 01:48 AM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Gaius Decius Aquilius - 12-10-2005, 06:01 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Arthes - 12-10-2005, 08:33 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by hoplite14gr - 12-10-2005, 08:54 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by andym - 12-11-2005, 10:39 PM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Arthes - 12-12-2005, 12:17 AM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Arthes - 12-12-2005, 12:42 AM
Re: The Roman Head from Mexico - by Gaius Decius Aquilius - 12-12-2005, 02:21 AM

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