A research team in Turkey has found a 3,600-year-old ship, reports News8.
Where was the ship found?
A merchant ship some 3,600 years old has been found off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. The 14-meter (46-foot) shipwreck loaded with copper ingots was discovered by an underwater research team from Akdeniz University in Antalya, southern Turkey.
A breakthrough in underwater archaeology
Antalya Governor Munir Karaoglu hailed the discovery as a “breakthrough” in underwater archaeology. “It is a wreck dating back to 1600 BC. We’re talking about a 3,600-year-old wreck,” Karaoglu said.
“The length of the ship is 14 meters. The weight of copper ingots that it carries is 1.5 tons,” he added.
“This is also a ship carrying the earliest industrial products in the world,” he said. “These features make it a breakthrough in scholarship.”
The ship is believed to have sunk due to a storm it hit while sailing to the island of Crete or the Aegean Sea.
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Source: News8
