Image shows the recovered amphorae, undated photo. They are cleaned in the water tank at the Center d'Arqueologia Subaquatica de Catalunya in Spain. Note: Licensed content. (OeAW-OeAI, H. Gonzаlez Cesteros/Newsflash)
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21 August 2023
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Ancient bureaucrats introduced the first weight and measures system to transport food and wine more than 3,000 years ago, scientists have revealed. Experts examined millennia-old amphoras from pre-Roman times to just 700 years ago and discovered they all fit into standard shapes and sizes...