• fearout@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Considering that it sank like 2000 years ago, would there be any detectable molecular traces left to figure out amphoras’ contents? Or would everything be destroyed by now?

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      1 year ago

      It is possible some of the containers are still sealed. It does sometimes happen. I am looking forward to hearing if that occurs (and if the contents are “intact”). Mmmmm…2000 yr-old fish oil!

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        1 year ago

        Oh right, didn’t consider some may remain sealed, that’s cool.

        Out of weird drinks, I’m betting on kykeon, an LSD-like psychedelic drink made from ergot-infected barley :)

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      1 year ago

      I imagine we’ll learn about it in a year or 2 year’s time when they publish the findings.