A team of Greek archaeologists doing underwater research has discovered the remains of 10 ancient shipwrecks in the waters off the southern Aegean island of Kasos that come from the Hellenistic time up to the Ottoman Empire.
The Ministry of Culture said the ships were believed to have carried goods from Spain and Italy to the shores of Africa and span thousands of years from 3000 B.C. to 300 A.D. showing how far back shipfaring was.
The Turkish pro-government newspaper The Daily Sabah picked up on the story that said Greece’s National Research Foundation’s research team has been collaborating with the Ministry of Culture since 2019, conducting four research missions on the island.
Among the findings are ceramic bottles from the Roman period, a stone-made anchor dating back to the Archaic period, and objects such as a Spanish amphora from the years A.D. 150-170, the report said.
The announcement also said there are plans to document the research in the form of a documentary, which will be showcased at leading international archaeological film festivals, it was added.
Greece’s past continues to reveal ancient treasures with several new and ongoing digs that have been conducted for years by archaeologists from other countries and universities across the country.
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