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World's oldest shipwreck found off Kekova Island, Turkey
October 14, 2026 at 03:29 PM
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5 reports · 2 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 37 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
اكتشاف أقدم حطام سفينة في العالم
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يواليوم السابع
العثور على أقدم حطام سفينة في العالم قبالة سواحل تركيا.. فيديو
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AJAl Jazeera English
World’s oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkiye
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World’s oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey
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BNBBC News
World's oldest shipwreck found off Kekova Island in Turkey
(opens the publisher’s site)A shipwreck dated to 4,400–4,700 years old, the oldest ever discovered, has been found off Turkey's Kekova Island.
- Archaeologists recovered over 30 amphorae and three stone anchors from the wreck, which lies about 30 metres underwater.
- Lead archaeologist Hakan Öniz said the pottery's design matches Egyptian and Middle Eastern amphorae, confirming an Early Bronze Age date.
- Turkey's culture minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said clay analyses suggest the amphorae were produced in workshops in the Jordan Valley.
- The discovery surpasses the previous record holder, a wreck off Greece's Dokos island dating to about 4,200 years ago.