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Alison Fisk@alisonfisk.bsky.social

Wow, the world’s oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey! “A time capsule at the bottom of the sea” 🌊 A trade ship heading for Troy or Minoan Crete sank with a cargo of storage jars. Residue tests will show what they contained c. 4,700 years ago! #Archaeology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukWorld's oldest shipwreck found off Kekova Island in TurkeyArchaeologists say the wreck is up to 4,700 years old, dating to the Early Bronze Age.