考古学家在土耳其克克瓦岛海岸发现了迄今已知最古老的沉船，其年代可追溯至4400-4700年前的早期青铜器时代1，与埃及大金字塔的建造时期相同1。这艘约10米长的地中海贸易船沉没于海面下30米处1，虽然木质船体已不存在，但船上保存的文物却提供了珍贵的历史信息1。
沉船遗址出土了超过30件陶罐（双耳罐），其中部分罐子内仍含有粘稠残留物1。这些陶罐具有独特的特征——两个把手、中间有脊、平底——考古学家通过分析其形态进行了年代测定1。沉船上还发现了3个石质锚1。阿克登尼兹大学教授哈坎·厄尼兹领导的考古队将这一发现描述为"大海底部的时间胶囊"1。这一发现超越了格里克多科斯岛沉船（约4200年前）保持的最古老沉船纪录1。出土文物将在数月内于安塔利亚新地中海水下考古博物馆展出1。
Archaeologists have uncovered the world's oldest known shipwreck off the coast of Kokova Island near Antalya, Turkey, dating back 4,400 to 4,700 years to the Early Bronze Age—a period contemporary with the construction of the Great Pyramids. 1 The vessel, measuring approximately 10 meters in length, represents a Mediterranean trading ship whose wooden hull has long since deteriorated, though over 30 ceramic storage jars with dual handles remain remarkably preserved on the seafloor 30 meters below the surface. 1 Researchers determined the wreck's age through morphological analysis of the pottery, which features characteristic ridges and flat bases. 1
The discovery surpasses the previous record holder, a shipwreck off Griekodokos Island, which dated to approximately 4,200 years ago. 1 Beyond the extensive collection of amphorae still containing thick residual deposits, the site yielded three stone anchors. 1 According to Professor Hakan Orniz of Akadeniz University, who led the expedition, "This shipwreck is a time capsule at the bottom of the sea." 1 The artifacts are slated for exhibition at the newly opened Mediterranean Underwater Archaeology Museum in Antalya within the coming months. 1
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