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Ship excavation sheds light on Napoleon's attack on the Holy Land
03-05-2007 · EurekAlert!A ship that sunk off the coast of Acre during the battles between Napoleon and the British navy is still shrouded in mystery. Marine archaeologists from the University of Haifa are analyzing the hull and the finds in an effort to solve the mystery.
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