World's Oldest Shipwreck that Sank 4,700 YEARS Ago Found Off Turkey
Researchers found more than 30 amphorae and three stone anchors, and some pots still contain residues that could reveal ancient trade goods.
- Archaeologists led by Professor Hakan Oniz of Akdeniz University discovered the world's oldest shipwreck off Kekova Island, Turkey, dating back between 4,400 and 4,700 years to the Early Bronze Age.
- With no surviving wood available for radiocarbon dating, researchers established the wreck's age by analyzing the distinctive shape and design of more than 30 ceramic amphorae and three stone anchors scattered across the seabed.
- Dr Karin Sowada, an archaeologist from Macquarie University, examined the recovered pots and discovered thick, glossy residue inside, suggesting the vessel transported olive oil, wine, or tree resins.
- The discovery surpasses the previous record held by a wreck off Dokos, Greece, dating to around 4,200 years ago. Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced the artefacts will be displayed at the Mediterranean Underwater Archaeology Museum in Antalya.
- Describing the site as a "time capsule at the bottom of the sea," Oniz noted, "We are the first humans who touched these objects after 5,000 years," connecting researchers to the ancient voyage.
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Archaeologists found an object in Turkey's coastal waters that has every chance of becoming the oldest sunken ship in the world.
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