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Sunken ships. To some, the words call to mind pirates' gold and jewels. But to underwater archaeologists, the discovery of a long-lost vessel can bring an intellectual treasure - insights into the lives of people that lived hundreds or thousands of years ago. Once, only ships sunk in the shallowest of seas were accessible to treasure hunters or scientists. But now, new technology is making underwater exploration in deeper water possible, opening up new areas of the world's waters to archaeological investigation. On this hour of Science Friday, we'll look at the recent discovery in the Mediterranean of a veritable treasure trove of 8 ships dating from as early as the second century B.C, talk about the technologies that made the find possible, and take a look at how artifacts wrested from a watery grave may be preserved once brought to the surface.
Plus, a look at new findings relating to the degeneration of certain nerve cells in the brain, with... Books/Articles Discussed:
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