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Police officers on a routine dive in Italy recently made an unusual discovery recently: ancient Roman artifacts resting on the seabed, 2,000 years later.
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officers → make → seabed
The artifacts were uncovered off the coast of Porto Rotondo in Sardinia, an Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea, news agency Cover Images reported.
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Images → uncover → Sea
The discovery was announced by the Sassari Police Headquarters in late August.
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discovery → announce → August
The officers were based in Olbia, Sardinia.
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officers → base → Olbia
They spotted the ancient objects while conducting an underwater safety operation.
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They → spot → operation
They first noticed a piece of broken terracotta — prompting them to return for a second dive, when they discovered the largely intact vessels.
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they → notice → vessels
The find led divers to conduct a more detailed search of the area for other archaeological objects.
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find → lead → objects
"Careful dredging action allowed the identification and subsequent recovery of three intact terracotta artifacts, specifically a transport basin, along with other minor items," officials said, as Cover Images noted.
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"The artifacts were recorded and made available to the competent Archaeological Superintendent."
Pictures show police divers examining the seabed and ancient pottery submerged in the waters off Sardinia.
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divers → record → Sardinia
One image shows an intact amphora nestled among thick seagrass on the seafloor — while another shows a police diver examining a large, heavily encrusted vessel.
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diver → show → vessel
In the ancient world, amphorae were used to transport a variety of materials, including wine, olive oil and grain.
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amphorae → use → wine
Police said the artifacts appear to date to the period spanning the fall of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire.
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artifacts → say → Empire
"From a preliminary analysis, it is hypothesized that the items may date back to a time frame between the second half of the 1st century B.C. and the 1st century A.D., with a potential origin area that can be linked to Lazio, Campania or the Iberian Peninsula
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that → hypothesize → Lazio
," officials said, according to Cover Images.
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officials → say → Images
Looking ahead, specialists will examine the vessels to glean more information about them, including their precise age and origin.
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specialists → look → age
Researchers will also determine whether the vessels came from a larger archaeological site — and if more artifacts await discovery.
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artifacts → determine → discovery
Earlier this year, Italian authorities announced the discovery of a Roman merchant shipwreck still carrying its cargo of amphorae in the Ionian Sea.
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authorities → announce → Sea
At the time, officials said the shipwreck had been discovered off the coast of Apulia during a routine maritime patrol in June 2025.
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shipwreck → say → June
The vessel was dated to the late Imperial era, which spanned roughly 284 A.D. to 641 A.D.
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which → date → A.D.
The Aporia
