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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I just watched a youtube video that they found a Roman shipwreck absolutely packed with lead ingots. They brought them up for use.

[–] Silic0n_Alph4@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Share the link? That sounds fascinating!

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It was confounding. Please beware!

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I second the request for a link if you can remember it. Raising stacks of lead from the seafloor sounds like an interesting (and expensive!) engineering challenge, especially if they aren't bound together.