58 shipwrecks in one seabed area

[Eldorado]

"The discovery of shipwrecks is a common occurrence but there has been nothing on the scale of this discovery. The wrecks were found around the small archipelago of Fournoi. This is now a remote group of islands, but in the past they were located on major trade routes and was a haven for ships on long journeys. Fournoi is made up of 20 islets and reefs near the better-known tourist island of Samos.  Some 1500 people live on the main island and they are mainly fishermen."

"The international team of divers has not only identified and mapped the wrecks they have begun to excavate them.   The Greek City Times reports that ‘The team has raised more than 300 antiquities from the shipwrecks. These include many amphorae or storage jars, which once held wine, fish sauce, honey, and olive oil, which are allowing experts to have a better understanding of the cargoes of vessels in the ancient and the medieval Mediterranean.  It is believed that some 90% of the vessels were carrying amphorae. According to Reuters the team was ‘excited by amphorae, they found originating from the Black Sea and North Africa’ which are very rarely found."

Full article: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/mediterranean-shipwrecks-0010835

Some video at Reuters: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-greece-ancient-shipwrecks/ancient-shipwrecks-found-in-greek-waters-tell-tale-of-trade-routes-idUKKCN1ML1MJ

Edited October 13, 2018 by Eldorado