عُلَمَاءُ الْآثَارِ يَعْرِضُونَ ذَهَبَ سَفِينَةٍ بَيْزَنْطِيَّةٍ فِي كُرُوَاتِيَا
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عَرَضَ عُلَمَاءُ الْآثَارِ فِي كُرُوَاتِيَا نَتَائِجَ عَمَلٍ طَوِيلٍ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ. دَرَسَ الْفَرِيقُ سَفِينَةً بَيْزَنْطِيَّةً غَرِقَتْ قُرْبَ جَزِيرَةِ مْلْيِتْ. وَجَدَ الْفَرِيقُ السَّفِينَةَ فِي عَامِ ٢٠١٤. وَبَدَأَ دِرَاسَةَ الْمَوْقِعِ فِي عَامِ ٢٠١٥. وَنَظَّمَ تِسْعَ جَوْلَاتِ بَحْثٍ تَحْتَ الْمَاءِ. وَيَرْجِعُ تَارِيخُ السَّفِينَةِ إِلَى الْقَرْنِ السَّابِعِ أَوِ الثَّامِنِ الْمِيلَادِيِّ.
وَجَدَ الْعُلَمَاءُ أَرْبَعَ مَجْمُوعَاتٍ ذَهَبِيَّةً لِلْأَحْزِمَةِ، وَخَوَاتِمَ، وَعُمْلَاتٍ. وَزَيَّنَتْ أَحْجَارٌ كَرِيمَةٌ بَعْضَ الْقِطَعِ. وَمِنْهَا الزُّمُرُّدُ وَالْيَاقُوتُ وَاللُّؤْلُؤُ. وَيَرَى الْفَرِيقُ أَنَّ شَخْصًا مُهِمًّا رُبَّمَا سَافَرَ عَلَى السَّفِينَةِ. وَيُسَاعِدُ هٰذَا الِاكْتِشَافُ الْبَاحِثِينَ عَلَى فَهْمِ السَّفَرِ وَالتِّجَارَةِ فِي ذٰلِكَ الزَّمَنِ.
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Archaeologists Present Gold from a Byzantine Shipwreck in Croatia
On Thursday, archaeologists in Croatia presented the results of years of work. The team studied a Byzantine ship that sank near Mljet Island. The team found the ship in 2014 and began studying the site in 2015. It organized nine underwater research campaigns. The ship dates to the seventh or eighth century CE.
The archaeologists found four gold belt sets, rings, and coins. Precious stones decorated some of the objects, including emeralds, rubies, and pearls. The team thinks that an important person may have traveled on the ship. The discovery helps researchers understand travel and trade at that time.
Key Vocabulary
| Arabic | Part of speech | English |
|---|---|---|
| عُلَمَاءُ الْآثَارِ | noun phrase | archaeologists |
| سَفِينَةٌ | noun | ship |
| غَرِقَتْ | verb | sank |
| مَوْقِعٌ | noun | site |
| قَرْنٌ | noun | century |
| حِزَامٌ | noun | belt |
| عُمْلَةٌ | noun | coin |
| أَحْجَارٌ كَرِيمَةٌ | noun phrase | precious stones |
| اِكْتِشَافٌ | noun | discovery |
Sources
- Reuters via StreetInsider: Byzantine gold objects help archaeologists uncover past of ship wrecked off Croatia
- National Geographic: Can this medieval Byzantine shipwreck rewrite history?
- DubrovnikNet: Senzacionalno otkriće: U podmorju blizu Mljeta pronađeno blago s broda potonulog u 7. stoljeću
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