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Archaeologists may have found the world's oldest shipwreck
The wreck near Kekova Island lies about thirty meters down and held more than thirty ceramic jars; the team first thought they were a century or two old.
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- First reported by SciTechDaily: “Archaeologists May Have Just Discovered the World’s Oldest Shipwreck”, with reporting from CBS News and Euronews.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 4:12 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance.
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- SciTechDailyArchaeologists May Have Just Discovered the World’s Oldest Shipwreck
- CBS NewsWorld's oldest shipwreck found off Turkey, archaeologists say: "Time capsule at the bottom of the sea" - CBS News October 14, 2026 · facts used on air
- EuronewsVideo. World’s oldest shipwreck discovered off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast October 14, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorArchaeologists off Turkey's southern coast say they have found the world's oldest shipwreck, a trade ship nearly thirty-three feet long, between forty-four hundred and forty-seven hundred years old.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentForty-seven hundred. And it's been down there roughly thirty meters near Kekova Island this whole time.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe team actually found it four years ago. They examined the jars and concluded they were a century or two old.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCBS News reports more than thirty jars and three stone anchors.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA century or two. That's off by about forty-five hundred years, which is the biggest correction on any record.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe previous record holder, in the Aegean, was about forty-two hundred years old. It has been demoted without a hearing.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFour years ago they said a hundred years, tops. The jars have since filed an appeal.
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