New Roman shipwreck off Sicily

[Duncan Head]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgx1kpz17go

No connection with the Aegates battle this time, it's a later merchantman by the look of it.

[Jim Webster]

I confess when I saw the subject line my first thought was "have they found the ram"   

A nice find though 

[DBS]

I did groan seeing the Carabinieri described as "police"; of course in one regard they are, but they are not PC Plod with a snorkel...  Exactly the right chaps to protect the site.

[Erpingham]

I did groan seeing the Carabinieri described as "police

It was probably easier for UK eyes. The Italian policing system is very complicated  The Carabinieri Art Squad has a serious reputation for tracking stolen art

[DBS]

he Carabinieri Art Squad has a serious reputation for tracking stolen art

Oh I know, had dealings with them in Iraq on artefact protection.  Very impressive lads.

[Nick Harbud]

I remember seeing one sculptural display in a Rome museum.  It looked like a complete statue from the classical period, but the accompanying explanatory boards described the origin and age of its constituent parts.  Basically the head was the oldest part and everything else had been acquired or manufactured at various later dates over subsequent millennia.

Truly, one is constantly surprised at how much is new in the old stuff.