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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

World’s oldest shipwreck discovered off coast of Turkey

Archaeologists have found the world’s oldest-known shipwreck off the coast of Turkey, dating the Early Bronze Age vessel to between 4,400 and 4,700 years ago.

The ship, built around the same time as the Great Pyramid, was likely a trade vessel carrying cargo across the Mediterranean Sea, researchers from the Mediterranean Archaeology Association said.

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