> Researchers excavating the sunken ruins of Thônis-Heracleion have discovered an array of archaeological treasures. (Christoph Gerigk © Franck Goddio / Hilti Foundation)
That is obviously not a wicker basket. It looks like red-figure pottery.
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> Other objects found on or surrounding the tumulus included ancient pottery, bronze artifacts and figurines depicting the Egyptian god Osiris.
> “We found hundreds of deposits made of ceramic,” Goddio tells the Guardian. “One above the other. These are imported ceramic, red on black figures.”
> Researchers excavating the sunken ruins of Thônis-Heracleion have discovered an array of archaeological treasures. (Christoph Gerigk © Franck Goddio / Hilti Foundation)
That is obviously not a wicker basket. It looks like red-figure pottery.
Compare this quote from the article:
> Other objects found on or surrounding the tumulus included ancient pottery, bronze artifacts and figurines depicting the Egyptian god Osiris.
> “We found hundreds of deposits made of ceramic,” Goddio tells the Guardian. “One above the other. These are imported ceramic, red on black figures.”