Spanish archaeologists have succeeded in recovering a 2,600-year-old ancient shipwreck
Spanish archaeologists have successfully recovered a 2,600-year-old shipwreck, discovered for the first time in the waters off the country’s southeastern coast, after 20 years of work. Dating back to the 7th century BC, the ancient Phoenician shipwreck was found in 1994 near the town of Mazarrón, off the southeastern coast of Spain, according to the
The Turkish Sunken Inventory Project: A 1500-Year-Old Trade Shipwreck Discovered
Under the “Blue Heritage” initiative of the Turkish Sunken Inventory Project, underwater studies conducted along the Aegean Sea coasts have uncovered a 500-year-old trade shipwreck. In underwater research conducted with robotic underwater vehicles designed by Turkish scientists and produced with local resources, a shipwreck dating back to the end of the 5th century AD was
Croatian underwater archaeologists discover rare 400-year-old bronze trumpets in a shipwreck
Croatian underwater archaeologists have discovered rare bronze trumpets, unique on a global scale, on a sunken 16th-century ship near Cape Kamenjak off the southern coast of Istria. The bronze trumpets were found in the cargo of a sixteenth-century Dutch shipwreck in Leiden, the Netherlands. Dr. Luka Bekić of the International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in
The oldest known shipwreck in the Mediterranean found
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced that the oldest known shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea was discovered during oil exploration off the Mediterranean coast. The Israel Antiquities Authority announced today that the 3300-year-old shipwreck contains amphorae preserved as they were on the first day. The discovery was made at a depth of 1800 meters by Energean,
1700-year-old shipwreck discovered in the Sea of Marmara
A 1700-year-old shipwreck was discovered in the Sea of Marmara, located in the northwest of Turkey. The discovery was made by the maritime police of Yalova. The shipwreck was located 200 meters away from the shore of Yalova. The wreck was named ‘Yalova Gazi 1 Shipwreck’. During the excavations conducted in the area by the