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Archaeologists may have just found the world's oldest shipwreck
ScienceDailyMonday, October 26, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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A mysterious shipwreck off Turkey’s coast may be the oldest ever discovered, dating back approximately 4,500 years to the age of the Egyptian pyramids.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. A mysterious shipwreck off Turkey’s coast may be the oldest ever discovered, dating back approximately 4,500 years to the age of the Egyptian pyramids.
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A mysterious shipwreck off Turkey’s coast may be the oldest ever discovered, dating back approximately 4,500 years to the age of the Egyptian pyramids.
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