Ancient shipwreck dating to Great Pyramid era found off Türkiye

Summary

Underwater archaeologists have uncovered 4,400–4,700-year-old amphorae off Kekova Island near Antalya, Africanews reports. Scientific American says the shipwreck was found off Türkiye with relatively intact cargo and is believed to be 4,700 to 4,400 years old. This follows reports on Oct. 14 that archaeologists had discovered what they described as the world’s oldest shipwreck off Turkey’s coast.

Timeline

1. Scientific American

   15 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTCSource ↗

   Scientific American reports that a shipwreck with relatively intact cargo was found on the seabed off Türkiye and is believed to be between 4,700 and 4,400 years old.

2. Africanews

   16 Oct 2026, 11:43 UTCSource ↗

   Africanews reports that underwater archaeologists found 4,400–4,700-year-old amphorae off Kekova Island near Antalya, believed to come from an Early Bronze Age shipwreck.