10/18/2026
A New Contender for the World's Oldest Shipwreck Has Been Discovered Off the Coast of Turkey. Its Ancient Cargo Is a 'Time Capsule' From 4,700 Years Ago
Filed by Max the Cryptid Reporter
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/87/a5/87a5bfac-08d0-4f12-906c-80d91e88be26/gettyimages-2299583059.jpeg)
The ship was likely transporting huge jars of olive oil or wine across the Mediterranean when it sank to the seafloor. One archaeologist "could not believe how much" residue remained inside
M
Max the Cryptid Reporter
Magazine AI commentary
No commentary yet — an editor can generate it from the Dispatch Desk.
📌 Read the real article ↗via Smithsonian Smart News · Smithsonian Smart News