Ancient Black Sea shipwreck is unprecedented discovery. Archaeologists say the 2,400-year-old ship is so well preserved that even the mast and rowers' benches have survived for millennia.

In early 2015, a team of scientists from the United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Sweden, the United States and Greece set off to investigate the effects of climate change and the impact of sea level changes ...

During the latest field season, which just ended, the expedition discovered another batch of ancient ships. “Black Sea MAP now draws towards the end of its third season, acquiring more than ...

Ancient Shipwrecks Discovered at Depths of Black Sea's Dead Zone Perfectly Preserved After Thousands of Years Published Sep 20, 2017 at 2:34 PM EDT Updated Sep 21, 2017 at 4:45 PM EDT Screenshot ...

The Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project says the intact shipwreck was discovered at a depth of more than 1 mile, where the scarcity of oxygen helped preserve the ancient vessel. Black Sea MAP ...

The Black Sea holds one of the best examples of a medieval variety of Venetian ship, which probably sank sometime in the 13th century. The lights of an ROV picked out the vessel’s distinctive ...

Evidence of a similar vessel appears on an ancient Greek vase featuring the infamous Homeric ... AFP PHOTO/Black Sea MAP/EEF Expeditions Enhanced 3D imaging of the remains of the 2,400-year-old ...

The mysterious ancient site thousands of feet below the Black Sea promises to shed light the origin of the tale of Noah's Ark, ... dating back to 400BC Credit: Black Sea Map/EEF.

LONDON — An ancient Greek trading ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found virtually intact at the bottom of the Black Sea, the world’s oldest known shipwreck, researchers said on ...

The Black Sea is a goldmine of ancient genetic data Date: May 6, 2013 Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summary: When one marine paleoecologist was mining through vast amounts of ...

The Black Sea Maritime Project (MAP)—a two-year investigation of Bulgaria’s Black Sea waters—involved local and international experts who found 60 previously lost shipwrecks spanning 2,500 ...

In 2000, experts found what they said was the Black Sea's pre-flood shoreline, including buildings of the ancient civilisations that lived there, 12 miles off the Turkish Black Sea coast. 8 ...