there was the first target that we looked at in deeper water there it was
looked at in deeper water there it was
looked at in deeper water there it was right in front of us I remember the
right in front of us I remember the
right in front of us I remember the first images of this small forest it
first images of this small forest it
first images of this small forest it seemed like of wooden objects rising up
seemed like of wooden objects rising up
seemed like of wooden objects rising up out of the sediment and everyone was
out of the sediment and everyone was
out of the sediment and everyone was just like this is something interesting
just like this is something interesting
just like this is something interesting and then as we got closer we found this
and then as we got closer we found this
and then as we got closer we found this one piece that seemed to be much taller
one piece that seemed to be much taller
one piece that seemed to be much taller than the other ones and they started
than the other ones and they started
than the other ones and they started following it up and I just kept going
following it up and I just kept going
following it up and I just kept going and going and going and we got to the
and going and going and we got to the
and going and going and we got to the top like this is the mast of a ship and
top like this is the mast of a ship and
top like this is the mast of a ship and the room just sort of went quiet from
the room just sort of went quiet from
the room just sort of went quiet from the not at the top of the mast to the
the not at the top of the mast to the
the not at the top of the mast to the Timbers on the keel the 1500 year old
Timbers on the keel the 1500 year old
Timbers on the keel the 1500 year old Byzantine sailing ship was perfectly
Byzantine sailing ship was perfectly
Byzantine sailing ship was perfectly preserved
no other ancient ship had ever been
no other ancient ship had ever been found in this pristine condition so it
found in this pristine condition so it
found in this pristine condition so it was an unprecedented find
suddenly coming out of the gloom we saw
suddenly coming out of the gloom we saw that mast of that ancient shipwreck but
that mast of that ancient shipwreck but
that mast of that ancient shipwreck but this mythical kind of ship that we read
this mythical kind of ship that we read
this mythical kind of ship that we read about was possible but no one had ever
about was possible but no one had ever
about was possible but no one had ever found one just mesmerized even though
found one just mesmerized even though
found one just mesmerized even though you’re a scientist even though you’ve
you’re a scientist even though you’ve
you’re a scientist even though you’ve done this a zillion times
done this a zillion times
done this a zillion times you’re still overwhelmed by it because
you’re still overwhelmed by it because
you’re still overwhelmed by it because it’s so special but seven years ago all
it’s so special but seven years ago all
it’s so special but seven years ago all the team could do was look they didn’t
the team could do was look they didn’t
the team could do was look they didn’t have the time or the tools to excavate
have the time or the tools to excavate
have the time or the tools to excavate such an important piece of history today
such an important piece of history today
such an important piece of history today they do once again Ballard and his team
they do once again Ballard and his team
they do once again Ballard and his team have reassembled on the waters of the
have reassembled on the waters of the
have reassembled on the waters of the Black Sea but this time they’ve come
Black Sea but this time they’ve come
Black Sea but this time they’ve come with some state-of-the-art technology to
with some state-of-the-art technology to
with some state-of-the-art technology to excavate a one-of-a-kind site so our
excavate a one-of-a-kind site so our
excavate a one-of-a-kind site so our goal is to go back now and expose the
goal is to go back now and expose the
goal is to go back now and expose the ship and see its state and enter the
ship and see its state and enter the
ship and see its state and enter the ship and that’s gonna be very exciting I
ship and that’s gonna be very exciting I
ship and that’s gonna be very exciting I can’t wait the expedition plans to make
can’t wait the expedition plans to make
can’t wait the expedition plans to make two stops first on a new shipwreck in
two stops first on a new shipwreck in
two stops first on a new shipwreck in shallow waters then on to the deepwater
shallow waters then on to the deepwater
shallow waters then on to the deepwater site discovered seven years ago they’re
site discovered seven years ago they’re
site discovered seven years ago they’re working on a tight two-week schedule
working on a tight two-week schedule
working on a tight two-week schedule with a limited budget in a sea unlike
with a limited budget in a sea unlike
with a limited budget in a sea unlike any other on earth
what makes the Black Sea unique is a
what makes the Black Sea unique is a dense layer of stagnant oxygen-deprived
dense layer of stagnant oxygen-deprived
dense layer of stagnant oxygen-deprived water that blankets its lower depths and
water that blankets its lower depths and
water that blankets its lower depths and acts like a preservative this layer may
acts like a preservative this layer may
acts like a preservative this layer may have been formed when the Black Sea
have been formed when the Black Sea
have been formed when the Black Sea first took shape one theory suggests
first took shape one theory suggests
first took shape one theory suggests that 7500 years ago the Black Sea was a
that 7500 years ago the Black Sea was a
that 7500 years ago the Black Sea was a large landlocked freshwater lake but
large landlocked freshwater lake but
large landlocked freshwater lake but since the end of the last ice age sea
since the end of the last ice age sea
since the end of the last ice age sea levels had begun to rise water from the
levels had begun to rise water from the
levels had begun to rise water from the Mediterranean poured over a thin strip
Mediterranean poured over a thin strip
Mediterranean poured over a thin strip of land called the phosphorus and
of land called the phosphorus and
of land called the phosphorus and drained into the freshwater lake
drained into the freshwater lake
drained into the freshwater lake increasing its size by 50%
over time the heavier saltwater sank to
over time the heavier saltwater sank to the bottom where it was trapped cut off
the bottom where it was trapped cut off
the bottom where it was trapped cut off from the oxygen usually supplied by
from the oxygen usually supplied by
from the oxygen usually supplied by ocean currents one byproduct of this
ocean currents one byproduct of this
ocean currents one byproduct of this dead layer is the creation of hydrogen
dead layer is the creation of hydrogen
dead layer is the creation of hydrogen sulfide a poison to most living things
sulfide a poison to most living things
sulfide a poison to most living things that dead anoxic layer lies below a
that dead anoxic layer lies below a
that dead anoxic layer lies below a depth of about 600 feet and almost
depth of about 600 feet and almost
depth of about 600 feet and almost nothing can live in it including things
nothing can live in it including things
nothing can live in it including things that like to eat ships
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