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(3,111 posts) Fri Jan 9, 2015, 12:42 AM Jan 2015

Atlantis' Legendary Metal Found in Shipwreck [View all]

Source: Discovery News

Gleaming cast metal called orichalcum, which was said by Ancient Greeks to be found in Atlantis, has been recovered from a ship that sunk 2,600 years ago off the coast of Sicily.

The lumps of metal were arriving to Gela in southern Sicily, possibly coming from Greece or Asia Minor. The ship that was carrying them was likely caught in a storm and sunk just when it was about to enter the port.

"The wreck dates to the first half of the sixth century," Sebastiano Tusa, Sicily's superintendent of the Sea Office, told Discovery News. "It was found about 1,000 feet from Gela's coast at a depth of 10 feet."

"Nothing similar has ever been found," Tusa said. "We knew orichalcum from ancient texts and a few ornamental objects."

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Read more: http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/atlantis-legendary-metal-found-in-shipwreck-150106.htm

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Atlantis' Legendary Metal Found in Shipwreck [View all] peoli Jan 2015 OP

Ha! Cool story! elias49 Jan 2015 #1

is this serious? DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #2

It's serious. herding cats Jan 2015 #3

"Atlantis" never existed. Archae Jan 2015 #4

Blasphemy! Live and Learn Jan 2015 #5

As if you know. peoli Jan 2015 #6

In that case, the claim of 'most likely' is actually geological concensus. AtheistCrusader Jan 2015 #9

At the link was a squee factor 11... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #7

What a cutie! trusty elf Jan 2015 #11

Haha, it does!! nt WhiteAndNerdy Jan 2015 #14

Isn't that the cat's pajamas ! eppur_se_muova Jan 2015 #22

Some sort of tarnish resistant bronze? McCamy Taylor Jan 2015 #8

That's brass. Seriously, brass Yo_Mama Jan 2015 #10

But, but... shiny! And headlines!!! DetlefK Jan 2015 #12

Another desperate search for readership. Yo_Mama Jan 2015 #13

It's interesting to know what the effect of that nickel would be ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2015 #24

My understanding is that yes, the location of the ore mined Yo_Mama Jan 2015 #28

The real question is: VWolf Jan 2015 #15

Is that the stuff Wolverine's claws are made out of? Adenoid_Hynkel Jan 2015 #17

That's adamantium. NuclearDem Jan 2015 #19

Invented by Adam Ant arcane1 Jan 2015 #27

Atlantis, eh? Why not just say it's from the Land of Oz or Narnia? Adenoid_Hynkel Jan 2015 #16

Fascinating! Octafish Jan 2015 #18

Way down, below the ocean.... jpak Jan 2015 #20

Santorini = Atlantis Xolodno Jan 2015 #21

I agree PatSeg Jan 2015 #23

Most people don't know packman Jan 2015 #25

Did they find any Orcish skulls on the ship? chrisa Jan 2015 #26

This is an interesting discovery Gothmog Jan 2015 #29

very interesting. niyad Jan 2015 #30