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Off the coast of Turkey found one of the oldest ships in the world
The age of the shipwreck, discovered on the east coast of the country, is tentatively estimated at four thousand years.
Archaeologists have found the remains of a sunken ship in the ancient port of Limantepe, located in the modern city of Urla, on the west coast of Turkey. The ship is estimated to be four thousand years old, making it one of the oldest ships found in the Mediterranean and possibly in the world.
Underwater excavations at the monument are carried out by the Research Center for Marine Archaeology at the University of Ankara. The director of the center, Professor Hayat Erkanal, said: “If we confirm that the sunken ship is four thousand years old, it will be a very important milestone for archaeology.”
According to him, the finds were recovered from the water and now they need to be cleaned of salt to prevent destruction. This process will take place in the new restoration laboratory, recently opened at the Center, and may take about 7-8 years.
By age, the “competitors” of the new find are two shipwrecks. One of them was discovered off the coast of Kasha (Anatolia, Turkey), its age is about 3.5 thousand years. Another shipwreck is the sunken ship Hatshepsut, the fifth pharaoh of the XVIIIth dynasty of Ancient Egypt, about 150 years older than the find at Kasha.
Archaeologists also discovered in the vicinity of Urla several ships of a later time - from the II century BC to the period of the Ottoman Empire. Now a team from Ankara University is working to compile an archaeological map of the region. Archaeologists are also planning to raise and prepare an Ottoman ship for display, and work on the project will begin next year.
On the territory and in the vicinity of Urla there are two quite famous archaeological sites. One of them – already remembered Limantepe – is a settlement and harbor, which arose around 4000 BC. The settlement was surrounded by a defensive wall, which partially entered the sea. Limantepe Harbour is one of the oldest known artificial ports in the Aegean Sea.
In ancient times in the vicinity of Urla was the ancient city of Clazomena. It was founded by the Ionians in the 7th century B.C. and changed its location several times due to external threats. The city was known for its ceramic products. From Clasomen was the philosopher Anaxagoras. In the VIII century, as a result of an earthquake, the city went under water.
Source: nkj.ru
Archaeologists have found the remains of a sunken ship in the ancient port of Limantepe, located in the modern city of Urla, on the west coast of Turkey. The ship is estimated to be four thousand years old, making it one of the oldest ships found in the Mediterranean and possibly in the world.
Underwater excavations at the monument are carried out by the Research Center for Marine Archaeology at the University of Ankara. The director of the center, Professor Hayat Erkanal, said: “If we confirm that the sunken ship is four thousand years old, it will be a very important milestone for archaeology.”
According to him, the finds were recovered from the water and now they need to be cleaned of salt to prevent destruction. This process will take place in the new restoration laboratory, recently opened at the Center, and may take about 7-8 years.
By age, the “competitors” of the new find are two shipwrecks. One of them was discovered off the coast of Kasha (Anatolia, Turkey), its age is about 3.5 thousand years. Another shipwreck is the sunken ship Hatshepsut, the fifth pharaoh of the XVIIIth dynasty of Ancient Egypt, about 150 years older than the find at Kasha.
Archaeologists also discovered in the vicinity of Urla several ships of a later time - from the II century BC to the period of the Ottoman Empire. Now a team from Ankara University is working to compile an archaeological map of the region. Archaeologists are also planning to raise and prepare an Ottoman ship for display, and work on the project will begin next year.
On the territory and in the vicinity of Urla there are two quite famous archaeological sites. One of them – already remembered Limantepe – is a settlement and harbor, which arose around 4000 BC. The settlement was surrounded by a defensive wall, which partially entered the sea. Limantepe Harbour is one of the oldest known artificial ports in the Aegean Sea.
In ancient times in the vicinity of Urla was the ancient city of Clazomena. It was founded by the Ionians in the 7th century B.C. and changed its location several times due to external threats. The city was known for its ceramic products. From Clasomen was the philosopher Anaxagoras. In the VIII century, as a result of an earthquake, the city went under water.
Source: nkj.ru