The oldest intact shipwreck ever discovered

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A team of marine archeologists have discovered more than 60 shipwrecks deep in the Black Sea. One of them is an almost perfectly preserved 2,400-year-old Greek trading vessel that strongly resembles the one that mythological hero Odysseus sailed on. Host Marco Werman hears about the importance of the discovery.

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