

"The finding confirms that about a century after its foundation in 689 B.C., Gela grew to become a wealthy city with artisan workshops specialized in the production of prized artifacts," Tusa said.

This process was achieved with the reaction of zinc ore, charcoal and copper metal in a crucible.Īnalyzed with X-ray fluorescence by Dario Panetta, of TQ - Tecnologies for Quality, the 39 ingots turned to be an alloy made with 75-80 percent copper, 15-20 percent zinc and small percentages of nickel, lead and iron. and she said she would continue to document the space around the site. Today most scholars agree orichalcum is a brass-like alloy, which was made in antiquity by cementation. An ancient shipwreck off the coast of Greece is yielding secrets as an archaeological exploration project dives deeper. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. Rare View of Ancient Galaxy Crash Revealed By Mike Wall published Two star-forming galaxies in the process of colliding 11 billion light-years away, as seen by a variety of telescopes. Discovered more than a century ago, the 2,000-year-old wreck was once a cargo ship laden. Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with and joined the team in 2010. Today, Jetties wreck is a popular diving spot.

The Jettias wreck is, therefore, very accessible for tourists. The Jettias was an old French steam-powered freighter that sunk back in 1817, and lies only 80 feet (25m) away from the surface. You have melee/ranged weapons with different stats. Astronomers confirm star wreck as source of extreme cosmic particles. Describing Atlantis as flashing "with the red light of orichalcum," he wrote that the metal, second only in value to gold, was mined in the mythical island and was used to cover Poseidon's temple interior walls, columns and floors. The site is among the richest underwater discoveries and dates back to the early days of the Roman Empire. The Jettias wreck is one of the oldest shipwrecks on the Antigua coast, and also one of the most visited. There is old-school Fallout style tactical turn-based combat with action points and grid-based movement.
