The wreck of a 2,000-year-old Roman cargo ship was found off the coast of Italy on Friday in what archaeologists have described as an “exceptional” discovery.

The vessel, dating back to the second or first century BC, was found loaded with hundreds of ancient Roman terracotta jars, also known as amphorae.

Italian news organization La Repubblica suggested that the ship could have arrived from Spain, carrying a cargo of olives, olive oil, wine, peaches, and figs.

The cultural-heritage division of the Carabinieri police found the wreck near the town of Civitavecchia, about 50 miles north of Italy’s capital city, in a sandy seabed about 160 meters (525 feet) deep.

[Oh, I LOVE that there are still marvels in this world to be discovered! ~ Beege]