Three newly found wrecks were studied and imaged, along with three previously known Roman wrecks.
The researchers hail from Algeria, Croatia, Egypt, France, Italy, Morocco, Spain, and Tunisia, and on their recent mission, coordinated by UNESCO, they found three new shipwrecks. One wreck dates to between 100 BCE and 200 CE and two date from around the turn of the 20th century.
The researchers presented their findings today in a press conference at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.Using multibeam sonar and Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles , the archaeologists mapped the seafloor and the unfortunate vessels sitting on it. They specifically investigated the continental shelves off Tunisia and Sicily, as part of distinct projects led by Tunisia and Italy, respectively.
The newly discovered shipwrecks sit near Keith Reef, a particularly treacherous region of the Skerki Bank. The bank is bordered by Sicily to the north and Tunisia to its southwest, according to a UNESCO . Keith Reef nearly touches the Mediterranean’s surface at points, making it difficult for ships to navigate. Some ships clearlyRemains of a wreck on the Skerki Bank off Tunisia.
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