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REUTERS, MAY 29, 2020 BELGRADE – As the sun sank over a vast opencast coal mine in eastern Serbia earlier this month, a small crane eased the front half of a Roman ship from the steep sides of the pit. An excavator cutting through the coal-rich soil had pulled out some muddy timber weeks before, but coronavirus restrictions had meant …

PortandTerminal.com, April 14, 2020 Coal miners in Serbia recently dug up an unexpected surprise: three probable Roman-era ships, buried in the mud of an ancient riverbed for at least 1,300 years. BELGRADE, SERBIA – A Serbian news source, Uryadovy Courier, reported that coal miners in Serbia recently dug up an unexpected surprise: three probable Roman-era ships, buried in the mud …