Arles Rhône 3

Arles Rhône 3 featured in Musée départemental Arles antique, 2013

The Arles Rhône 3 is an ancient Roman boat discovered in 2011 with parts of it only 13 feet below the surface[1][2][3] in the Rhône River of Arles, France. In the 1st century, it had been a 102-ft long river trading vessel. It has been displayed since 2013 at the Musée départemental Arles antique. A marble Neptune was also discovered in the river.[4] Divers recovered many amphorae.[5][6] The boat’s flat bottom was made of oak planks.[7]

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