Finder’s keepers mate.

In number of recovered artifacts (30,000+) and the size of the ship the Vasa is definitely the bigger find.

However, the Vasa was in much better condition and the recovery process went much smoother, so the recovery of the Vasa required "only" some 1500 dives (although some of them, like laying the supporting cables through the mud under the ship, were very dangerous and required skilled divers) as opposed to the 25,000+ dives required to recover the Mary Rose artifacts.

Got a knack for “exporting” them too

Oookay, got a bit off topic there mate

Yes, violent criminals are predators: they seek easy kills. They are not attacking to test their own combat prowess, they kill for pleasure and seek the easiest and most risk free opportunities possible. The moment they feel like there is a chance of being killed themselves, they'd flee that very moment.

My guess (as a super baby amateur historian) is Rome had ways to bring water, wine, beer and food long distances. This might’ve been too far, after the fall of the Roman Empire, to supply and eventually the pretty mosaic and big house didn’t matter so much as living near water and safe civilization.

The British have a knack for excavating artifacts.

Plenty of crumbling mansions to be found anywhere.

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No need for the willy waving! Size isn't everything (don'tcher know).

The Vasa recovery is undeniably impressive. My mum saw it in the 1980s when she picked up a Saab 99 from Sweden and brought it back to West Germany. Her report was very favourable about it.

Is it a little bit bizarre - Brits driving Swedish cars in the old FRG? Nope! The Saab 99 was a heavy beast and with snow tyres, could easily get up snowy slopes/roads that left BMWs and Mercs looking like expensive twits, parked on the corners of switchbacks up the mountains in Bayern. The Audi Quattro and later others sorted that problem out with 4WD. I still have a toy one given to me by a German on my 17th birthday.

I commend Herr Wurm to you (no longer with us).

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Thanks!

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there was a siege tower covered in iron plates called the helopolis. it was used during the siege of Rhodes in 305 BC.

Here is bit more info. Last Radio Calls

Yeah, but like how?

I keep thinking of the Isu Vaults From Assassins Creed.

And have the building been emptied and are getting slowly buried? Or have they been repurposed?

Anyone have any reccomendations on books about the Parthian Empire?

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I thought the end of the cottage industry was a little bit later though?

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Not too long ago there was a picture getting passed around of a city building undergoing exterior renovations. When construction pulled the 1950ish exterior off they found forgotten, beautiful mouldings from 1900ish underneath. New generations are always going to want to replace/cover up the decorations/style of the previous generations.

The author did an interview over on The New Books Network that I found interesting. You might dig it if you liked the book: https://newbooksnetwork.com/the-dope