European researchers have recently discovered several ancient shipwrecks in Greek waters, some of which are thousands of years old.
The shipwreck was discovered in waters around the island of Kasos, the Greek Ministry of Culture, the government department responsible for preserving Greece’s cultural heritage and promoting the arts, announced on March 13. The study was completed in October 2023.
“A total of 10 shipwrecks were discovered, as well as other important individual discoveries,” officials said in a press release translated from Greek to English.
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The oldest shipwrecks here date back to 3000 BC, and the oldest date from World War II. Shipwrecks from the Classical period (460 BC), Hellenistic Greece (100 BC to 100 AD) and Roman Greece (200 BC to 300 AD) have also been discovered.
A recent underwater archaeological survey was conducted near Kasos, Greece. (Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports)
Researchers also discovered sunken ships and artifacts from the medieval and Ottoman eras. Researchers dived as deep as 44 feet to investigate the wreck.
”[The study of the artifacts] Provides new information and archaeological data [about] It showcases aspects of the history of Kasos and the rich cultural heritage of the Mediterranean,” said the Greek Ministry of Culture.
“The wreckage of an ancient ship carrying goods from Spain, Italy, Africa and the coast of Asia Minor has been uncovered by an interdisciplinary team of Greek and foreign researchers and professors.”
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Researchers have discovered shipwrecks and artifacts from the Middle Ages and the Ottoman Empire, as well as classical Greece and ancient Rome. (Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports)
The researchers used high-tech equipment to take more than 20,000 underwater photos, which were used to study their findings.
”[The study] “Unique discoveries have been uncovered, including a Spanish Dressel 20 amphora with a sticker on the handle, dating from 150 to 170 AD,” the press release states. There is. An amphora was a container used to transport liquids such as olive oil.
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More than 20,000 underwater photos of ancient shipwrecks have been taken. (Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports)
Researchers also found African-made drinking vessels and bottles from the Roman and Greek periods, as well as stone anchors from the Greek Archaic period (800 BC to 480 BC).
“At the same time, for the first time, mapping and bathymetric surveying of the Kassos-Karpathos Reef and Karpasolimnion area was carried out using side-scan sonar equipment,” a release from the Greek Ministry of Culture said.
“Finally, the remains of a modern shipwreck, probably of the World War II era, were identified. It was a wooden ship with metal elements, estimated to be 25 [meters] up to 30 [meters]. ”
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Investigators found several artifacts related to ancient trade networks in the shipwreck. (Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports)
Fox News Digital has contacted Greece’s Ministry of Culture and the Underwater Archeology Museum for more information.
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