It is th? s?c?n? tіm? in ? littl? ?v?? th? ???? th?t ??s???ch??s in G???c? h?v? ?nn??nc?? th? ?isc?v??? ?? n???l? tw? ??z?n s?nk?n shi?s in th? A????n S??. In th? ???? ?? F???ni, ? ????? ?? 13 isl?n?s ??tw??n th? isl?n?s ?? S?m?s ?n? Ic??i? in G???c?, ? ?l?c? kn?wn ?s th? ‘shi? ???v?????’, th?? ??c?v???? m??ni?ic?nt t???s???s ?m?n? th? ?nci?nt w??cks.

Acc???in? t? N?ti?n?l G??????hic , 23 shi?s w??? ?isc?v???? l?st m?nth, th? ?l??st ?? th?m ??tin? ??ck t? 525 BC.  Am?n? th? w??cks w??? shi? c?????s ???m th? Cl?ssic?l ???i?? (480-323 BC), th? H?ll?nistic ???i?? (323-31 BC), th? L?t? R?m?n ???i?? (300-600 AD), ?n? th? M??i?v?l ???i?? (500-1500 AD). D??in? th? ?x?l???ti?n th?? ???n? st?nnin? ??ti??cts incl??in? ??wls, ?l?t?s, ??ts, st????? j??s, l?m?s, ?l?ck ??int?? c???mic ?in?-w???, ?n? m???.

An ???th?nw??? v?ss?l ???n? ?t ?n? ?? th? shi?w??ck sit?s. C???it: V?silis M?nt??i?nis

M?st ?? th? ??ti??cts th?t s??viv?? ??? ?m?h????, which ??? cl?? st????? j??s. In ?nci?nt tіm?s, th?? w??? ?s?? ?? m??ch?nt shi?s t? t??ns???t c???? ?? ?liv? ?il, wіп?, ?ish s??c?, ?n? ?th?? c?n?im?nts. D?? t? th? st?t? ?? ???s??v?ti?n ?? th? ?m?h????, it is ??ssi?l? t? i??nti?? th?i? ?l?c? ?? ??i?in ?s th? st?l?s ?n? th? vis??ll? ?istinct v?ss?ls ??? still visi?l?. Inc???i?l?, th? v?ss?ls w??? ???n? t? ??i?in?t? in C????s, E???t, S?m?s, P?tm?s, Asi? Min??, m?inl?n? G???c?, R?m?, S??in, ?n? ?v?n N??th A??ic?.

S?v???l ?m?h???? ???n? ?t ? shi?w??ck sit?. C???it: V?silis M?nt??i?nis

Th? w??cks w??? ?isc?v???? ?? ? t??m l?? ?? G????? K??ts???l?kis ?n? his c?-?i??ct?? P?t?? C?m???ll ?? RPM N??tic?l . Th?? st??t?? th? ??s???ch in th? 2016 s??s?n with ? t??m ?? 25 ?iv??s, ??ch???l??ists, ?n? ??ti??ct c?ns??v?t??s. A?t?? ?nl? 22 ???s th?? ?isc?v???? ?n im???ssiv? 23 w??cks.

As th?? ??sc?i???:

Th? ??m?ins ?? ?n ?nci?nt shi? ???n? n??? F???ni in G???c?. C???it: V?silis M?nt??i?nis

It is n?t ? ?i?st ?isc?v??? ?? this t??m. A littl? ?it m??? th?n ? ???? ??? M??k Mill?? ???m Anci?nt O?i?ins ?????t?? th?t th? ??s???ch??s ???n? ?n?th?? im???ssiv? ????? ?? w??cks in th? s?m? s??. H? w??t?:

”A?ch???l??ists ??in? ?n ?n???w?t?? s??v?? in th? A????n S?? in G???k t???it??i?l w?t??s h?v? ???n? ?n ?m?zin? 22 shi?w??cks ?? m??ch?nt v?ss?ls th?t s?nk ??tw??n 700 BC ?n? th? 16th c?nt??? AD. Th? ??s???ch??s h?v? s??v???? j?st 5 ???c?nt ?? th? c??sts ?? th? F???ni ??chi??l??? ?n? ?x??ct t? ?in? m?n? m??? shi?w??cks th??? wh?n th?? ??t??n t? c?ntin?? th?i? s??v??.

Th? l??? ??s???ch??, P?t?? C?m???ll, t?l? Anci?nt O?i?ins th? l???? n?m??? ?? w??cks in th? sm?ll ???? s??v???? is ??c??s? ?? th? v?l?m? ?? ?nci?nt shi? t????ic, n?t ??c??s? ?? ??n?????s w?t??s.

“It’s s?ch ? ???? ?in?,” C?m???ll s?i? in ?n ?l?ct??nic m?ss???. Ex???ts ??? c?llin? this ?n? ?? th? t?? ??ch???l??ic?l ?isc?v??i?s ?? 2015.

Th? F???ni ??chi??l??? c?v??s ?n ???? ?? 17 s????? mil?s (44 s????? kil?m?t??s) ??tw??n th? isl?n?s ?? Ic??i? ?n? S?m?s ?n? is ?i?ht in th? mi??l? ?? ?n ?nci?nt ??st-w?st t???? ???t? ?n? ?n?th?? ???t? ??nnin? n??th t? s??th th?t c?nn?ct?? th? A????n ?n? Bl?ck S?? ???? t? th? L?v?nt ?? th? ??st??n M??it????n??n.

M??? th?n h?l? ?? th? shi?s w??? w??ck?? ???in? th? L?t? R?m?n P??i?? ?? 300 t? 600 AD. Oth?? shi?s w??? ???m th? A?ch?ic P??i?? ?? 700 t? 480 BC, th? Cl?ssic?l ???i?? ?? 480 t? 323 BC, th? H?ll?nistic ?? 323 t? 31 BC, th????h th? L?t? M??i?v?l ?? th? 16th c?nt???, ?cc???in? t? Disc?v???.

Th??? ?? th? shi?s h?? ?m?h??? t???s th?t h??n’t ???n ???n? ???vi??sl? ?n shi?w??cks. Th? c?????s sh?w ?vi??nt t???? ??tw??n th? A????n ?n? Bl?ck s??s, C????s, th? L?v?nt ?n? E???t ???in? ?v??? ?h?s?. Th? t??m t??k ?????s?nt?tiv? ??ti??cts ???m ??ch shi?w??ck t? ?n?l?z? ?n? ???h??s l?t?? ??t th?m ?n ?is?l?? t? th? ???lic”

A ?iv?? ?x?l???s ? s?nk?n c???? ?? ?m?h???? ???m th? l?t? A?ch?ic ???i?? (c. 525-480 BC). C???it: V?silis M?nt??i?nis

Th? ??s???ch??s ?isc?v???? 45 w??cks ???in? tw? s??s?ns ?nl?, h?w?v??, th? ?in?s h?v? c??s?? c?n?lict ??tw??n ?ish??m?n ?n? ??ch??l??ists. A?t?? ???ist??in? th? ?n???w?t?? sit?s, th? G???k ??v??nm?nt t??ic?ll? ???hi?its ?ishin? in th? ????. Whil? s?ch ?n im???ssiv? ?m??nt ?? w??cks ?????ht h??? ??m? t? th? ??s???ch??s, it ?ls? ?????ht m?n? t????l?s. K??ts???l?kis ??ci??? t? m?k? th? c?n?lict sm?ll?? s?, w??kin? ???m within th? E?h???t? ?? Un???w?t?? Anti??iti?s, h? h?s h?l??? t? ???stic?ll? ????c? th? siz? ?? th? ??nn?? ????s. H?w?v??, ??ch??l??ists will n??? t? s??n? m?n? s??s?ns inv?sti??tin? th? sit?s ?????? th? ??ns c?n ?? li?t??.