A team of Hellenic archaeologists and divers find a submerged agricultural settlement from 6,000 BC in Ayios Petros
A team of Hellenic archaeologists and divers found an agricultural settlement from the year 6,000 BC submerged in Ayios Petros, an islet belonging to the Greek archipelago of the Espradas Islands, the Greek Ministry of Culture reported in a statement on Tuesday.
During an investigation carried out at a depth of between five and seven meters constructions of dry stone, walls and ceramics have been discoveredfrom which it is expected to extract more data throughout 2022.
These findings offer the possibility of finding out the most important aspects of the life of the first communities that settled in the Aegean and your navigation techniques.
In addition, they found the preservation of archaeological embankments under the sand, which has reinforced the interest of scientists in carrying out underwater excavations in the coming years.
The main objective was to capture the image of the submerged part of this island settlement belonging to the Neolithicthe oldest in the region.
The research is part of a five-year program implemented by the Ministry of Culture and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
This settlement is just a few kilometers from the island of Alnnisos, where the first underwater archaeological museum in Greece is located, which allows you to dive into the Peristera shipwreck, located 30 meters deep.
During the visit, guided by professional divers, you can see a 126-ton ship from the 5th century BC along with the 4,000 amphorae which was transporting
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