The World’s Oldest Shipwreck? Maybe, but ‘We’re All Excited by Maybe.’
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Archaeologists reported the discovery of jars that appear to come from a shipwreck dated to around 4,700 years ago. The containers contained a black residue inside. Researchers outside the project expressed skepticism about the age and significance of the find. Nonetheless, they said the evidence prompted a degree of intrigue.
Archaeologists said that they had found jars from a shipwreck as much as 4,700 years old, with black residue inside. Outside experts were skeptical but intrigued.