Phoenician artifacts found off Malta coast

50 Phoenician amphorae and 20 grinding stones have been found in a shipwreck off the coast of Malta’s Gozo Island.

University of Malta researcher Timothy Gambin said Monday the 20 grinding stones and 50 amphorae from the ship date back to around 700 B.C.

Experts hope to find parts of the ship and other artifacts beneath the sandy seabed 1 mile (1. 6 kilometers) off Gozo island. They say the ship probably was sailing between Sicily and Malta when it sank.

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