5,000-Year-Old Sunken City Discovered In Southern Greece, Believed To Be Oldest Of Its Kind

In the Peloponnesus region of southern Greece there is a small village called Pavlopetri, where a nearby ancient city dating back 5,000 years resides.

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What is interesting about this archaeological site is that it’s not an ordinary one at all, as the city can be found about 13 feet underwater, and is believed to be the oldest known sunken city in the world until now.
However, this is not an ordinary archaeological site – the city can be found about 4 meters underwater and is believed to be the oldest known submerged city in the world.

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Looking at the design of the city, people would be absolutely amazed because of its incredible plan.
The submerge city is incredibly well decorated with roads, two-story houses with gardens, temples, a cemetery, and a sophisticated water management system consisting of channels and water pipes.

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Archaeologists found a square or plaza about 131 x 66 feet in the centre of the city, and almost all buildings discovered had up to 12 rooms inside, making the city design much more excellent than many modern counterparts.
Another notable aspect of the city is that the city is so old that it dates back to the period when the famed ancient Greek epic poem ‘Iliad’ started to spread by word of mouth.

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A 2009 research claimed that the city stretches for nearly 392,040 square feet, which means 43,560 square yard or 9 acres, and had its first inhabitants prior to 2,800 BC.
Researchers predicted that the time when the city was submerged might have been about 1000 BC, and the reason for this was attributed to earthquakes.

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Even so, after 5,000 years, the city arrangement remains clearly visible, with up to 15 buildings have been discovered, up to now.
John Henderson, Associate Professor in Archaeology at the University of Nottingham, head of the expedition crew, together with his team, have made use of the said detailed design to recreate a 3D reconstruction of the city.

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The 3D reconstruction is believed to be extremely accurate, and is displayed in the following video.
The city is believed to have been a trade center for two ancient civilizations, Minoan and Mycenaean by historians.

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