The oldest known shipwreck in the world was found near the Turkish coast.
A shipwreck was discovered off the coast of Kekova island in Turkey, near ancient Troy. It dates to the Early Bronze Age and is estimated to be between 4,400 and 4,700 years old. The wreck is the oldest known shipwreck in the world and appears to have been a merchant vessel trading in the Mediterranean.
- A shipwreck was found off the coast of Kekova island in Turkey, near the ancient city of Troy, and appears to have been a merchant vessel trading in the Mediterranean during the Early Bronze Age.
- The wreck is estimated to be between 4,400 and 4,700 years old, dating to the Early Bronze Age, and is the oldest known shipwreck in the world.
- Archaeologists found more than 30 ceramic vessels and three large stone anchors in the wreck site.
- Dr. Karin Sowada discovered viscous residues inside several intact amphorae.
- The wreck surpasses the previous record held by a shipwreck on Dokos island in Greece.
- Professor Hakan İniz called the finding a time capsule on the seabed.
- The Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism said the findings will go to the new Mediterranean Sea Museum for Underwater Archaeology in Antalya.
- The ship was estimated to be about 10 meters long.
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