The remains of ten sunken ships from different eras have been found in Greece.

A team of divers working at a depth of 20 to 47 meters discovered ten sunken ships carrying cargo from Africa, Asia Minor, Italy and Spain.

While surveying the sea area around the Greek island of Kasos, a team of scientists discovered ten sunken ships and other important ancient artifacts. It was reported by Arkeonews.

In archaeological research that began in 2019, a team of divers and scientists from the Hellenic National Research Foundation examined the bottom of the Carpathian Sea surrounding the island.

At a depth of 20 to 47 meters, they discovered some unique findings, including:

• Spanish Dressel 20 amphora with handle seal, dated 150-170 AD;

• drinking vessels;

• terra sigillata flasks from the Roman period of African origin;

• stone anchor from the archaic period.

At the same time, mapping and bathymetry of the Kasos-Karpathos reef and the Karpatholimnion area was carried out for the first time using side-scan sonar.

Because of this, scientists found the remains of a wooden boat with metal elements, about 25-30 meters long, which was probably destroyed during the Second World War.

In total, researchers discovered ten sunken ships carrying cargo from Africa, Asia Minor, Italy and Spain.

Also during the research, findings from the prehistoric period (3000 BC), the classical period (460 BC), the Hellenistic period (100 BC – 100 AD) were discovered. ) AD), Roman period (200 BC – 300 AD) , Byzantine Period (800 – 900 AD), as well as finds from the medieval and Ottoman periods.

It was noted that during the study, scientists took more than 20 thousand images under the sea.

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