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World’s Oldest Shipwreck Found Off Coast of Turkey
Researchers dated the wreck by pottery style after the ship’s wood vanished, and some amphorae still hold a glossy residue.
- 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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The remains of an approximately 4,500-year-old ship have been found off the Turkish coast. Nothing remains of the wood, but more than thirty earthenware pots and amphoras (a type of jug) that were on board have been well preserved. It is likely still possible to determine what some of them contained. The find near the island of Kekova is considered the oldest discovered shipwreck in the world. "This wreck is a time capsule," Professor and resea…
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Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known shipwreck off the coast of Turkey, near Kekova Island. The find is dated to 4,400-4,700 years ago, which means it was built around the same time as the Great Pyramid of Giza, Sky News reported.
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