考古学家在土耳其南部海岸科科瓦岛附近发现了一艘古代沉船，根据船上出土的陶器等文物推测，这艘沉船的年代为公元前2700-2400年，距今约4500年，成为目前已知世界最古老的沉船遗迹2。这一发现打破了此前由希腊多克斯岛沉船保持的纪录，后者距今约4200年2。考古学家将这艘沉船称为"海底时光胶囊"，因为它承载的古代货物为研究早期人类历史提供了宝贵证据1。
负责此次挖掘工作的阿卡登兹大学副教授哈坎·厄尼兹领导的考古团队在2024年进行了这项发现2。潜水员耗时四个月从岩壁中提取了陶土储存罐（双耳罐）和各类陶制器皿等物品2。根据船上陶器残留物的分析，这艘船很可能承载了橄榄油、葡萄酒或树脂等古埃及贸易品2。这一发现将重新塑造人们对早期青铜器时代东地中海贸易网络的认识2。
Archaeologists have uncovered what is believed to be the world's oldest known shipwreck in shallow waters near Kekova Island off Turkey's southern coast.2 The vessel dates to approximately 2700–2400 BCE, making it roughly 4,500 years old,2 surpassing the previous record holder, a wreck near the Greek island of Doxos that dates back about 4,200 years.2 The discovery has been described as a "time capsule at the bottom of the sea,"1 offering invaluable evidence for understanding ancient history.
The wreck was identified by a research team from Akdeniz University, led by associate professor Hakan Üniz.2 Divers spent four months extracting pottery vessels from the rocky seabed, recovering terracotta storage jars and ceramic vessels that suggest the ship carried trade goods such as olive oil, wine, or resin from ancient Egypt.2 This finding is expected to reshape our understanding of early Bronze Age trade networks in the eastern Mediterranean,2 as the cargo provides concrete evidence of commercial connections during this distant period.
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