Valuable artifacts 2.4 thousand years old were found in the Black Sea: details

Archaeologist during underwater excavations

International Hydropower Association

During the underwater excavations in the Turkish Bay of Kerpe, archaeologists found ancient artifacts: parts of a pier, remains of amphorae, ceramics, etc. They date from the 4th century BC to the 12th century AD.

This is the first scientific underwater excavation of the historic Kerpe Bay, which was once an important trading point. They started in 2020, writes Arkeonews.

The ancient Kerpe Bay is located in the Kandiri district of Kocaeli Province on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. Translated from Greek, the name means “jug” or “pot”. Once there was an important trading port here.

The team of scientists worked at a distance of 80 meters from the shore and at a depth of four meters. Archaeological findings were scattered over an area of ​​about 2,000 square meters.

“During the excavations, we discovered a lot of underwater cultural heritage – from the remains of commercial amphorae dating from the 4th century BC to the 12th century AD, to red-glazed ceramics, lamps, fragments of pipes, various valuables belonging to the period of the Ottoman Empire.

We also found the remains of ships that sank as a result of accidents.” – said Serkan Gedyuk, director of the Archaeological Museum in Kocaeli.

All found values ​​are kept in this museum.

We will remind, in Egypt archaeologists are under water found Temple of Aphrodite.