PHOTOS: Sunken Treasures, Ancient Seas at Fernbank Museum

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Sunken Treasures, Ancient Seas at Fernbank Museum “This exhibit really highlights maritime archeology and the cultural materials that are recovered from shipwrecks primarily around the island of Sicily off the coast of Italy,” Fernbank Museum’s Dr. Bobbi Hohmann told WSB-TV’s Nelson Hicks. “So we have things that focus on naval history, commerce and trade, (and) geopolitics. I think we have a little bit of something for everybody.” (Nelson Hicks)

Sunken Treasures, Ancient Seas at Fernbank Museum “We have a battering ram from a Roman ship, that was essentially used to ram the hull of a ship from Carthage,” Hohmann noted. “And that ship sank to the bottom of the ocean. From other historical documents, we know that (the) battering ram, which also sank to the bottom of the ocean, dates to the first Punic Wars. And the battle was actually March 10, 241 BCE.” (Nelson Hicks)

Sunken Treasures, Ancient Seas at Fernbank Museum “There was (a) Roman resort town called Bai, and it’s around Naples, and because of geological processes related to volcanism, that whole city has sunk to the bottom of the ocean,” Hohmann said. “And so the Italians are actually reconstructing these ancient mosaics underwater, same with the sculptures. They’re not planning to remove them and take them out and put them in a museum. So essentially, you can go and (enjoy) underwater tourism in this area and explore some of these sunken cities.” (Nelson Hicks)

October 13, 2025 at 12:55 pm EDT

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