Discover a 4,000-year-old anchorage under the sea in Türkiye

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient sunken dock that was in operation from the Bronze Age to the Ottoman period, opening up a historical portrait spanning thousands of years.

While conducting a large-scale underwater survey along the east coast of Fethiye, southwestern Turkey, experts from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism were surprised to find many unique ancient relics. Photo: @Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

In-depth archaeological exploration and analysis techniques have revealed that it is the remains of an ancient submerged anchorage. Photo: @Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

This ship dock is estimated to be around 4,000 years old. Photo: @Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

In the past, this wharf was used continuously from the Bronze Age to the Ottoman period. Photo: @Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Numerous metal anchors on the seabed have led archaeologists to believe that ships were a common sight here thousands of years ago. Photo: @Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Preliminary analysis suggests that this anchorage once served ships traveling between Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and the ports of Hatay, Adana and Mersin. Photo: @Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

This anchorage was identified quite accurately because it met a number of criteria known from ancient navigational manuals and similar archaeological evidence. Photo: @Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

This discovery has excited underwater archaeologists. Photo: @Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

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