# World’s oldest shipwreck discovered off Turkey

https://mins.news/en/item/99695

- BBC News, 2026-10-14 05:00 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6gr80rk1yyko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Archaeologists say a wreck near Kekova Island off Antalya, Turkey, dates to 4,400–4,700 years ago, in the Early Bronze Age. Though its wooden structure is gone, ceramic storage pots remain on the seabed, and some still hold traces of their contents.

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