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Ahoy, mateys. Join us on the ocean floor. On today's show we look at sunken ships: how they are preserved, and what they can tell us about civilizations from the past.
SHOW CLOCK
00:00 Opening Credits
00:50 Introduction
01:35 Wrecked!
10:10 Undersea Time Capsules
14:49 Closing Credits
CREDITS
Special thanks to Diane Hope, Michal Meyer, and Anne Fredrickson for researching this show. Additional credits available at chemheritage.org/distillations.
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