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Oldest known intact Greek shipwreck found in Black Sea

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    Oldest known intact Greek shipwreck found in Black Sea.

    Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/oldest-shipwreck-black-sea-ancient-greece-maritime-archeology-project-british-museum-a8596996.html




    World’s oldest intact shipwreck discovered in Black Sea after more than 2,400 years

    Researchers have discovered the world's oldest intact shipwreck in the depths of the Black Sea, where it has lain untouched for over 2,400 years.

    The 23-metre vessel is thought to be an ancient Greek trading ship and resembles a design previously only seen on pottery from the era including the "Siren Vase", currently on display in the British Museum.

    It was discovered just over a mile beneath the water close to the coast of Bulgaria by the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project (MAP), an international group of archaeologists, scientists and marine surveyors.

    Researchers said the oxygen-free water had helped to preserve the material.

    The team retrieved a small piece of the wreck, which was then carbon dated to confirm its age.

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    "A ship, surviving intact, from the classical world, lying in over two kilometres of water, is something I would never have believed possible," said Professor Jon Adams, principal investigator for the project.

    "This will change our understanding of shipbuilding and seafaring in the ancient world."

    The wreck is one of over 60 vessels found by the group in the last three years.

    Other discoveries include Roman trading ships and a 17th century Cossack raiding fleet.


    The researchers initially set out in 2015 to search the sea bed in the area to better understand the impact of prehistoric sea level change.

    The team searched 800 square miles of sea bed using specialist remote deep-water camera systems capable of supplying high-definition imagery from deep below the surface.

    A film documenting the discovery will be shown at the British Museum on 23 October.

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    The anoxic nature of the water in large portions of the Black Sea has allowed for the remarkable preservation of ships. Just a year or so ago the discovery of a bunch of wrecked ships dating from Byzantine to Renaissance times was announced at a site near the coastline. The discoverers were more than a little surprised to find that on several of them the riggings were still intact since rope rots away in salt water in about a century.

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      Neat discoveries! Lots of treasures down in Davey Jones' locker...

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