A diver records Byzantine anchors on the seafloor off the coast of Karpathos, Greece.S. Apostolopoulos/Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports
Posted on 04/02/2026 5:50:21 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
According to the Greek Reporter, an international team of researchers has conducted a survey of the seafloor off the northern coast of the Greek island of Karpathos. The team members identified archaeological sites dating from the later seventh century B.C. through the mid-nineteenth century A.D. The sites include four ancient shipwrecks and one modern one; traces of an ancient port, shipwreck cargo packed in amphoras; and more than 20 anchors dated to the Byzantine period. To read about a famous monument on a neighboring Greek island, go to "Secrets of the Seven Wonders: Colossus of Rhodes."
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A diver records Byzantine anchors on the seafloor off the coast of Karpathos, Greece.S. Apostolopoulos/Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports
Digital terrain model of an early 19th-century shipwreck in Tristomo Bay, GreeceE. Diamantis/Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports
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‘Til the air ran out.
Anchors still remain intact?
Must be cast in bronze, not iron?
Iron anchors last a long time.
https://search.brave.com/search?q=iron+anchors+on+shipwrecks&summary=1
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