In Turkey said that found the wreckage of the victim 4.7 thousand years ago the oldest shipwreck of the ship

The wreckage of the ship, which sank about 4.7 thousand years ago, found off the island of Kekova near the coast of the province of Antalya in Turkey. The find could be a confirmation of the world’s oldest shipwreck, if the assumptions of archaeologists are confirmed.

According to TASS, the Sabah newspaper quoted Turkish Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoi as saying:

- We found traces of the world's oldest wreck. Found amphorae, which are about 4.7 thousand years old, allow to obtain information about the then existing sea trade. Most likely, they were made in pottery workshops in the Jordan Valley and used to transport olive oil or wine. Similar vessels have previously been discovered in Egypt, Crete and the ruins of Troy.

According to the publication, from the wreckage of the hull of a 10-meter wooden vessel, about 30 ceramic amphorae have been recovered so far. After the analysis, the artifacts are planned to be exhibited in the Museum of Underwater Archaeology in Antalya. In the UK, found settlements of the Bronze Age, which were exposed against the background of shallowing of water bodies due to the heat