World's Oldest Shipwreck Found Off Turkey Coast

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1. 14 Oct

   The world's oldest shipwreck has been discovered off the coast of Turkey, archaeologists say.

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• 15 Oct ‘This is going to be different’: Meet the Sydney professor who cracked the code on the world’s oldest shipwreckDr Karin Sowada, an Australian archaeologist from Macquarie University, played a crucial role in identifying the world's oldest shipwreck off Turkey's southern coast, dating back 4500 to 4700 years. Despite her expertise in Egyptology and desert excavations, she joined the Turkish team led by Associate Professor Hakan Oniz for this underwater dig. Sowada’s discovery of Bronze Age ceramics on the wreck provided…Sydney Morning Herald
• 14 Oct World’s oldest shipwreck discovered by archaeologists near Turkish islandArchaeologists discovered what is believed to be the world’s oldest shipwreck off the coast of Kekova Island in Turkey. The wreck dates back to between 2600 and 2400 BC during the Early Bronze Age, predating previous records by several centuries. Researchers from the Mediterranean Archaeology Association found ceramic storage vessels and stone anchors at a depth of about 30 meters, indicating that the ship was…The Independent
• 14 Oct World’s oldest shipwreck discovered off Turkey’s Mediterranean coastArchaeologists have found what they claim to be the world’s oldest shipwreck near Kekova Island in Turkey's Mediterranean coast. The wreckage, dated between 4,400 and 4,700 years old based on pottery analysis, includes more than thirty ceramic storage pots and three stone anchors scattered at a depth of about 30 meters. Researchers estimate the age by examining the distinctive features of the pottery found at the…Euronews
• 14 Oct World's oldest shipwreck found off coast of TurkeyArchaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known shipwreck off the coast of Kekova Island near Antalya, Turkey. The wreck dates back 4,400 to 4,700 years and includes more than 30 ceramic storage pots called amphorae, along with three large stone anchors. Prof Hakan Öniz led the expedition that found the ship, which was about 10 meters long and used for trade in the Early Bronze Age, coinciding with the…BBC

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