[Brief] World's oldest shipwreck discovered off Turkey's coast
According to The New York Times, CNN and CBS News, an underwater archaeology team has discovered what may be the world’s oldest shipwreck off Turkey’s coast, described by researchers as a ’time capsule at the bottom of the sea.’ The episode again focuses outside attention on underwater archaeology, early Mediterranean trade history and cultural heritage protection. The reports note that if confirmed, the find could significantly push back the history of human maritime activity in these waters and provide extremely rare physical evidence for studying early shipbuilding, cargo transport and cross-cultural trade.