Archaeologists have made a special find deep in the Adriatic Sea. Just off the Croatian coast, they discovered a road that was built seven thousand years ago, a few meters under the sea mud. The road is located on an artificial island that was discovered below sea level in 2021.
In 2021, an archaeologist from the University of Zadar found something remarkable on satellite images. Off the Croatian island of Korcula, he saw a special piece of land under the water surface.
Archaeologists investigated the site and found stone walls 4 to 5 meters below the seabed that belonged to a very old settlement. The artificial island is called Soline and used to be connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land. Much of what was built on the old man-made island has survived in good condition, as it was surrounded by many other islands that protected the site from large waves.
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Now another special find has been made: archaeologists discovered a road that was built seven thousand years ago. The road, like the rest of the island, was able to survive for thousands of years thanks to the favorable conditions of the Adriatic Sea.
The scientists suspect that the road dates back to the Neolithic Age, also known as the Early Stone Age. The island was possibly built by people of the Hvar culture, who inhabited Korcula at that time.
It may not stop with these findings. The scientists have found an underwater settlement on the other side of Korcula that looks very similar to Soline. Other structures and objects from the Stone Age may also be found there.
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2023-05-10 20:57:29
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