An ancient shipwreck found 400 feet deep in the waters off the coast of Italy, revealed an ancient Greek “treasure” of artifacts dating at least 2,000 years back. The divers exploring the shipwreck, all members of the Global Underwater Explorers (GUE) group, said they were able to recover and identify 16 unique “amphora” (jars) used to carry wine, olive oil and other cargo. A sacrificial altar, bearing an inscription in Greek letters and an elaborated wave pattern, was also among the findings, a “remarkable piece of history”, as GUE President Jarrod Jablonski described it. The metal supports still imbedded in the base, were likely used for fastening the altar to the deck. Unusually for shipwrecks this old, the Panarea III, as the ship’s name, had survived almost intact for thousands of years. The depth had protected from looters and fishermen.