Shipwreck believed to be the world’s oldest found off coast of Turkey

Archaeologists working off the coast of southern Turkey have discovered remnants of what could be the oldest known shipwreck, dating to the time when the first pyramids were built in Egypt 4,700 years ago.Read more trending news Ancient ceramic storage vessels called amphorae were recovered during excavations at the wreck, which was discovered at approximately 100 feet beneath the surface near Kekova Island, CNN reported.According to a statement from Turkey’s culture ministry, the boat decomposed years ago, but the discoveries can shed new light on how people lived between 4,400 and 4,700 years ago, according to Smithsonian Magazine.“These are the oldest known remains of a seagoing ship yet found,” Karin Sowada, an archaeologist at Macquarie University in Australia who worked on the project, told People. “While the wooden ship itself has disintegrated, the durable remains of the cargo are still preserved, giving archaeologists a time capsule from the past.”The amphorae are believed to