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Question about those Roman concrete anchors they found in a river in England

I was reading a report from the University of Southampton about a dig near the River Itchen. They pulled up a bunch of wooden anchors from the Roman port, and one was dated to around 85 AD. The cool part? It still had its iron tip, and the wood was in crazy good shape because of the wet mud. I always thought stuff that old just rotted away. Has anyone else seen a picture of that anchor? It looks almost new.
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alice457
alice45728d ago
Looks brand new to me though.
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oliver855
oliver85528d ago
That wood looks great, but "almost new" is a real stretch.
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brooke_taylor
Oliver855, that wood is clearly 20 years old.
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