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* The Dead Sea, on the other hand, is so salty that it preserves things due to the fact that very few things that would eat away at wrecks survive. A relatively recent expedition unearthed an ancient wooden ship in almost perfect condition. |
* The Dead Sea, on the other hand, is so salty that it preserves things due to the fact that very few things that would eat away at wrecks survive. A relatively recent expedition unearthed an ancient wooden ship in almost perfect condition. |
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* The Great Lakes are fresh water so the wrecks of ships, even those of wooden sailing ships a couple of centuries old, are amazingly well-preserved. |
* The Great Lakes are fresh water so the wrecks of ships, even those of wooden sailing ships a couple of centuries old, are amazingly well-preserved. |
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* The [[wikipedia:Black Sea|Black Sea]] has two distinctive layers. The deeper layer is very anoxic and nothing can live in it. Ancient ships that sunk near or under that |
* The [[wikipedia:Black Sea|Black Sea]] has two distinctive layers. The deeper layer is very anoxic and nothing can live in it. Ancient ships that sunk near or under that layer—as well as signs of settlements from when the Sea was a freshwater lake—are found almost perfectly preserved. |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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