World's oldest shipwreck found off Turkey's coast

Archaeologists claim a wreck dated to 4,700 years old is the oldest known, carrying jars of olive oil.

8 publishers · 9 articles · first seen 14 Oct 2026 · updated 20d ago

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8 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 14 Oct 2026. BBC Science published first, on 14 October at 05:00 UTC; Sky News followed 9h 25m later. The most recent article, from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, appeared on 18 October at 00:30 UTC.

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