What is Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project?
The '''Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project''' (MAP) is an ongoing research action. Its purpose is to discover, document and deal with [[archaeology|archaeological]] remains found in the [[Black Sea]]. The project is run by the [[University of Southampton]] and funded by the [[Expedition]] and Education Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cma.soton.ac.uk/research/black-sea-map/|title=Black Sea MAP|website=C.M.A.}}</ref> In addition to studying [[shipwreck]]<nowiki/>s, the project's international team is investigating changes in water level and how those changes affected people around the [[sea]]. In 2018, MAP announced the discovery of the oldest relatively intact ship in the world. It was at the bottom of the sea, about two [[kilometer]]<nowiki/>s below the surface. The ship has been [[radiocarbon dating|radiocarbon-dated]] to around 400 B.C. It was a trading ship. It looks like ships shown on Greek [[pottery]] from the same era.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/10/23/659808976/oldest-intact-shipwreck-known-to-mankind-found-in-depths-of-black-sea|title='Oldest Intact Shipwreck Known To Mankind' Found In Depths Of Black Sea|last=Dwyer|first=Colin|website=NPR|access-date=2018-10-24}}</ref> ==References== <References/> [[Category:Archaeological sites in Europe]] [[Category:Archaeological sites in Asia]]