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NY Times: Istanbul Yields a Treasure Trove in Ancient Bathonea.

Exciting find, with a very sad side-note: “No shipwrecks have been found at Bathonea; nor are they likely to be anytime soon, said Mr. Oniz, the underwater archaeologist. The lake is so polluted by industrial runoff that diving in it is dangerous, he said. A new water-treatment facility may make exploration possible within a few years.

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