S1 Ep4: 4. Cannabis And The Colour Purple

Bettany Hughes and Lucy Blue dive into the world of underwater archaeology and are joined by Timmy Gambin who is diving on a Phoenician shipwreck in 110m of water. In this episode we find out what happens when a ship sinks and what cutting-edge techniques help archaeologists analyse the remains and tell the story today.  We also discover how the Phoenician's developed trade in textile dyes and what  rowers might have been smoking to help get them through the hard times!

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