These bowls, plates and pots have retained their original design thanks to a unique technique in which they were covered with a protective layer of raw clay.
Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism/FacebookArchaeologists believe the ship was carrying pottery when it met its fate 2,000 years ago.
The term “shipwreck” conjures up images of total destruction and devastation, but this particular find defies that stereotype. Situated 120 to 150 feet below the surface, the ceramic artifacts from this shipwreck were virtually undamaged.
Archaeologists believe the vessel was used to transport and deliver pottery 2,000 years ago.
Most of the artifacts consisted of plates, trays, bowls, and other utensils. They were carefully stacked on top of each other and then covered with protective layers of wet clay, a unique strategy that has no parallel on this scale.
“Thanks to this method, the ceramics were preserved almost in their original state, and even their patterns remained clearly visible,” Ersoy told Türkiye Today.
Probably no other shipwreck has yielded pottery preserved to such a degree. Moreover, all the pottery was found in its original position during transport, allowing archaeologists to see how it was stored, produced and packaged thousands of years ago.
Other ancient shipwrecks have been discovered in Turkey in recent years.
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