Nearly 15 amphorae buried in sand, a large number of table ceramics, and wooden parts of a Byzantine shipwreck in the Fourni island’s complex, SW of Samos in the East Aegean, dated the excavation site between 480 and 520 AD, the Culture Ministry said on Friday, according to ANA.
Unveiling the underwater excavation results of the 2021 season, the ministry said that the particular wreck, one of 58 in the archipelago, was selected for further study because of the ship’s good state of preservation and its cargo. It was found off the Fygos promontory (Aspros Kavos) off the east coast of Fourni, at 43-48m in-depth and in a sandy and sharply inclined area of the seabed. The shipwreck is off one of the steepest and most inaccessible regions of the islands, lashed by strong winds year-round.
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