Divers Uncover Mysterious 2,500-year-old Shipwreck, Filled with Unusual Artifacts, Off Coast of Sicily

Image: Prehistoric tools and ancient anchors were recently discovered off the coast of Sicily. (Soprintendenza del Mare (SopMare) via Facebook)

The perplexing wreck contained ancient anchors from several hundreds of years apart

By Andrea Margolis, FOX News

Prehistoric tools and ancient anchors were recently discovered during an underwater excavation of a 2,500-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Sicily.

The Superintendence of the Sea (SopMare), a Sicilian governmental organization responsible for protecting ancient artifacts in sea waters, announced the discovery Dec. 9. The shipwreck, which dates back to the fifth- or sixth-century B.C., was found near Ragusa, a city in southeast Sicily.

The excavation was carried out by the University of Udine and SopMare. It lasted three weeks and ended in September, SopaMare said, and also included help from the Italian Coast Guard, “who provided technical and logistical support for the operations.”

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