15 New Shipwrecks Revealed in Antalya, Turkey

15 New Shipwrecks Revealed in Antalya, Turkey

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Famed for its 222 diving points and millennia-spanning maritime history...

...the Mediterranean has always captivated divers and historians alike.

Recently, the waters delivered yet another surprise...

...unveiling 15 new shipwrecks in the Antalya region of Turkey

Hakan Öniz, a renowned underwater archaeologist, equates each wreck to a time capsule.

"Discovering a BC-era wreck gives us insights into ship technology and artifact production of that time"

Interestingly, some of these underwater vessels were found void of any cargo.

The ships might have faced storms post unloading, their empty cargo holds echoing tales of unfulfilled voyages.

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