A team of Turkish police divers discovered this week a 1,700-year-old submerged ship off the coast of Yalova, some 50 kilometres south of Istanbul. Experts from the Department of Marine Archaeology at Uludağ University in Bursa, and the Yalova History Museum, have begun investigating the archaeological remains, which were found by chance while police officers were carrying out diving practice off the coast.
During the divers’ first dives in the area of the discovery, the remains of ancient amphorae, used to store fish, oil or olives, as well as several remains of wood and stones used as ballast on ancient ships, were found in at least 10 points at a depth of about 12 metres. According to first investigation, it is thought to be a Roman trading ship that sank off the coast of the ancient Roman province of Bithynia in the late 3rd or early 4th century. The governor of Yalova, Hülya Kaya, stressed the importance of the finding for the history of Yalova and the whole region.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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