Ceramics, dated 5,000 years old, have been recovered from the Pavlopetri, the oldest submerged town in the world. This discovery suggests that the town, which lies off the southern coast of Laconia, Greece, had been occupied as early as the Final Neolithic period–1,200 years than earlier thought.
The Pavlopetri Underwater Archaeology Project is a five-year collaborative effort between The University of Nottingham and the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture. Its main goal is to determine the exact period when Pavlopetri was occupied and what its purpose was. Also, the team wants to know how it ended up submerged.
Pavlopetri was a Mycenaean town. The discoveries made from the site gave scientists and anthropologists clues regarding how the Mycenaean society worked.
A digital underwater survey and a study of structural remains had been carried out by the research team this summer. The survey revealed another set of buildings covering an area of 150 square metres. Their investigations revealed that the site had been occupied as early as 2800 BC up to 1100 BC, a timeframe covering the whole Bronze Age.
The project’s co-leader, Dr Jon Henderson of the Department of Archaeology in Nottingham, said that they have uncovered an almost complete town plan which included courtyards, domestic buildings, tombs, seabed, religious buildings, and the main streets. He also said, “the study of the archaeological material we have recovered will be extremely important in terms of revealing how maritime trade was conducted and managed in the Bronze Age".
The Pavlopetri Underwater Archaeology Project is a five-year collaborative effort between The University of Nottingham and the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture. Its main goal is to determine the exact period when Pavlopetri was occupied and what its purpose was. Also, the team wants to know how it ended up submerged.
Pavlopetri was a Mycenaean town. The discoveries made from the site gave scientists and anthropologists clues regarding how the Mycenaean society worked.
A digital underwater survey and a study of structural remains had been carried out by the research team this summer. The survey revealed another set of buildings covering an area of 150 square metres. Their investigations revealed that the site had been occupied as early as 2800 BC up to 1100 BC, a timeframe covering the whole Bronze Age.
The project’s co-leader, Dr Jon Henderson of the Department of Archaeology in Nottingham, said that they have uncovered an almost complete town plan which included courtyards, domestic buildings, tombs, seabed, religious buildings, and the main streets. He also said, “the study of the archaeological material we have recovered will be extremely important in terms of revealing how maritime trade was conducted and managed in the Bronze Age".
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