2000 Year Old Amphorae Discovered in River Neretva

The river Neretva has been hiding some precious objects for two millennia 

The little town of Komin in Dubrovnik-Neretva County has been hosting extensive archaeological research in the last couple of days, reported the Parish of St. Ante in Komin on April 24, 2018. The bottom of the river Neretva had to be checked by experts before the riverbank gets subjected to some renovation works, which is why a team of archaeologists arrived to Komin from the Archaeological Museum in Zadar.

The project ended up being more than a simple checkup, as the archaeologists discovered amphorae on the riverbed – ancient remnants, some 2000 years old. One of the amphorae even bears the official seal of Tiberius, the second Roman emperor who ruled from 14 to 37 AD.

Who knows what journey those ancient artefacts must have been through! They might have sailed on a ship that used to transport cargo across the Adriatic, all the way to the ancient settlement of Narona. That same ship perhaps transported the prefect of the Roman province Illyricum, headed to Narona on the request of his friend Cicero who had asked for his help in tracking down the escaped slave Dionysius who had stolen some books from him… there’s no way to know, but one thing is certain: the amphorae are now in the capable hands of experts who will make sure to restore them to their former glory.

Photo credit: Župa sv. Ante, Komin Facebook

 

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