The World's Oldest Wooden Anchor

One of the first maritime civilizations rose on the Mediterranean, so it's no wonder that now archaeologists have found embedded in the mud of the seafloor the world's oldest wooden anchor of an ancient port at the Aegean Sea in what is now Turkey. The ancient Greek colony, named K... [ read more >> ]

Wooden anchor found at Urla

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Wooden anchor found at Urla