Ancient Shipwrecks In The Mediterranean Provide Insights Into The Start Of Global Trade

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British archeologists found a dozen ancient shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea dating as far back as the 3rd century BC (Credit: Enigma Recoveries)

Historians have long suspected that the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, a popular ancient shipping route, is home to numerous shipwrecks. However, seven decades of search by marine archeologists had failed to unveil any traces of the boats. That changed on April 21, 2020, when the Enigma Shipwrecks Project (ESP) team revealed the discovery of a dozen ancient trading vessels in the Levantine Basin, the easternmost part of the Mediterranean Sea.

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