{"id":13114,"date":"2024-07-07T18:48:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T18:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=13114"},"modified":"2024-07-07T18:48:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T18:48:37","slug":"researchers-discover-mind-blowing-8000-year-old-relic-at-bottom-of-ocean-and-experts-say-its-just-the-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=13114","title":{"rendered":"Researchers discover ‘mind-blowing’ 8,000-year-old relic at bottom of ocean and experts say ‘it’s just the start’"},"content":{"rendered":"

These kinds of remains have never been found in these waters before.<\/h2>\n

Back in October scientists were left perplexed and excited by a discovery in southern Italy. The researchers identified some mysterious objects not far from the island of Capri in the Bay of Naples.<\/p>\n

You might\u2019ve heard of the Blue Grotto, a tourist attraction with stunning blue waters. The Blue Grotto\u2019s lesser-known neighbour is the White Grotto, a cavern filled with eerie looking stalagmites, and that’s where researchers located the objects.<\/p>\n

After some analysis, the team concluded that the objects were likely remains of a\u00a0Neolithic<\/a>\u00a0shipwreck dating around 5,000 \u2013 8,000 years ago.<\/p>\n

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\"Superintendency<\/div>\n

Superintendency of the Metropolitan Area of Naples<\/cite><\/div>\n

This would be the first\u00a0discovery<\/a>\u00a0of its kind as researcher Sandro Barucci explained: \u201cThe remains of a Neolithic hill in Mediterranean waters have never been found to date.<\/p>\n

‘There are cases of Neolithic boats found on the European mainland or in freshwater, lakes, and rivers. But the Mediterranean Sea has a pleasant temperature and salinity for the wood-eating mollusk, Teredo navalis.’<\/p>\n

Wooden ships like these that sink in the Mediterranean are like a banquet for these kinds of molluscs.<\/p>\n

Working with the Naples Police Department, marine\u00a0archaeologists<\/a>\u00a0were able to identify the material of the objects to be obsidian, a shiny, black, volcanic glass that forms after lava cools quickly.<\/p>\n

Authorities also claimed that the most important retrieval from the seabed weighed nearly eight kilograms (17.6 pounds) and measures at around 28 x 20 x 15 centimetres (11 x 8 x 6 inches).<\/p>\n

Noticed at a depth of 30 to 40 metres (98 to 132 feet), this artifact displayed human-made carvings but unfortunately its purpose remains a mystery to researchers.<\/p>\n

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\"Superintendency<\/div>\n

Superintendency of the Metropolitan Area of Naples<\/cite><\/div>\n

The superintendent of archaeology, fine arts, and landscape for the Naples metropolitan area, Mariano Nuzzo, added: ‘It is necessary to carry out an extensive instrumental survey of the seabed to verify the possible presence of the hull or other cargo material\u2019.<\/p>\n

If the boat had sunk quickly into the sand and remained protected at Capri, it would ‘perhaps be possible to find some wooden parts, especially if it were a dugout canoe,’ he continued. ‘But it would truly be a very rare event, indeed unique.’<\/p>\n

Now, the team is hopeful to find a Stone Age shipwreck in the water where the potential discoveries could mark a first for archaeologists.<\/p>\n

If we take it over to the Atlantic ocean, scientists have made several crazy discoveries. Just recently they found a\u00a0giant missing blob of water<\/a>\u00a0that helped solve a decades-old mystery. The ocean holds so many\u00a0hidden worlds<\/a>\u00a0we’re yet to uncover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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