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Laser scans reveal 23 hidden ship carvings on Bronze Age temple wall in Cyprus

About 40 years ago, researchers found ancient ship carvings on a temple wall in Cyprus, possibly all carved at once at the tail end of the Bronze Age, around the time of the infamous Bronze Age collapse. Then, decades later, a new study revealed they had missed nearly two dozen ancient carvings.

Laser scans reveal 23 hidden ship carvings on Bronze Age temple wall in Cyprus
Image: Phys.org
About 40 years ago, researchers found ancient ship carvings on a temple wall in Cyprus, possibly all carved at once at the tail end of the Bronze Age, around the time of the infamous Bronze Age collapse. Then, decades later, a new study revealed they had missed nearly two dozen ancient carvings.

Originally published at Phys.org

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