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Posted on 03/16/2024 9:43:49 AM PDT by george76
Marine archaeologists have identified 10 shipwrecks, including one from the Roman era, in the waters around a Greek island in the Mediterranean.
The finds came to light during a multiyear project carried out by a team in collaboration with Greece's National Hellenic Research Foundation and the country's Ministry of Culture.
The project has been surveying an area around the island of Kasos, which lies in the Aegean Sea, a portion of the Mediterranean between the Greek peninsula to the west and Turkey's Anatolia peninsula to the east.
"This research was conducted to shed light on the maritime history of the Aegean region, with a particular focus on the island of Kasos," Xanthie Argiris..
"This island has long been overlooked in historical narratives, and we aimed to uncover its significance in ancient maritime networks," Argiris continued. "By exploring the underwater cultural heritage of the region, we sought to reveal Kasos' role as a crucial node along ancient trade routes, thus contributing to our understanding of the broader historical and archaeological context of the southeastern Aegean."
During recent investigations, the team identified evidence of 10 shipwrecks and important individuals finds from a variety of historical periods. The shipwrecks date from as early as the Classical era (around 500 B.C.) until as recently as the 19th and 20th centuries, according to Argiris.
"This extensive temporal range reflects the long history of maritime activity in the Aegean region and highlights the significance of Kasos as a maritime crossroads throughout the ages," Argiris said.
Among the finds was a Roman shipwreck likely dated to the second to third centuries, which was carrying a cargo of Aegean cylindrical amphorae—an ancient type of storage vessel.
Ancient shipwrecks are primarily identified by their ceramic cargo (and/or anchors) and very rarely by their wooden hull remains.
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Damn Romans. Can’t go anywhere in the Mediterranean without their footprint somewhere there. Oh yea, I forgot, the Romans affectionately called the Mediterranean “our sea” so there’s that too.
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Recovering a Mendean amphora from a Roman shipwreck off Kasos Island.Photo by Nikos Koukoulas, courtesy of the Kasos Maritime Archaeological Project and the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports.
(luckily the divers were wearing *masks* /sarc)
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A diver investigates amphorae from a ship that sunk off Kasos island.Photo courtesy of the Kasos Maritime Archaeological Project.
Kasos Maritime Archaeological Project, or KMAP, is a collaborative effort between the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation and the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of the Greek Ministry of Culture. The project aims to explore and uncover the rich maritime history of the Kasos Island region through archaeological research. We have created a 10 min production highlighting our scientific work. A subtitled version is forthcoming. Stay tuned!!
Video by: Aori Films
The success of this research endeavor is a result of the financial support provided by multiple sponsors in 2022: The Hellenic Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy; TERNA ENERGY; MaP Ltd; Baltic Exchange Charitable Foundation; TEKAL S.A.; Sklavenitis Hellenic Supermarkets. Invaluable support was also received from the Municipality of Heroic Island Kasos; HELLENiQ ENERGY; Blue Star Ferries; Apnea; Natural Environment & Climate Change Agency NECCA and the Norwegian Maritime Museum.Diving in Aegean Ηistory | 11:52
Kasos Project | 71 subscribers | 3,211 views | September 16, 2023
This island has long been overlooked in historical narratives,
Sounds like a lot of boat captains overlooked it too until it was too late.
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