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Bones from Shipwreck May Shed Light on Ancient Greeks' Travel Habits

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Skeletal remains from a 2,000-year-old shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera are expected to reveal more about the sinking and could shed light on ancient travel habits, a culture ministry official said Tuesday. Discovered in 1900, the wreck has so far unearthed treasures including an astronomical calculator, which researchers said in June may also have had a fortune-telling purpose. Part of a skull and other bones found among ceramics during the latest excavations that ended...

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