Pavlopetri
Pavlopetri is an underwater archeological site and is thought to be the oldest submerged town in the world. It was originally discovered and mapped in the 1960s and it will become the first submerged town to be digitally surveyed in three dimensions. It is located off the coast of southern Laconia in Greece. [1] [2]
The town consists of about 15 buildings submerged in 3-4 metres of water and covers an area of 500 square metres. The ruins were dated to the Mycenaean period around 1600-1100 BCE. [2] Later studies of the site showed a much older occupation date, around 2800 BCE <ref name="science news">[1]
Because the ruins have been submerged the area was never rebuilt or disrupted by agriculture. Although eroded over the centuries, the town is exactly as it was thousands of years ago. [2]
References
- ^ University of Nottingham (2009, May 13). Race To Preserve The World’s Oldest Submerged Town: Pavlopetri, Greece. ScienceDaily.
- ^ a b c Mapping the world's oldest submerged town Nature News (2009, May 18)
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