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An underwater archaeologist takes notes on ancient jars found in a shipwreck off Fourni

22 Ancient Shipwrecks Discovered in Greek Waters

Twenty-two shipwrecks have been discovered and mapped in a 17-square-mile area near Greece’s Fournoi archipelago.

An underwater archaeologist takes notes on ancient jars found in a shipwreck off Fourni

23 Additional Shipwrecks Discovered in Greek Waters

Last month, a team of American and Greek divers located 23 shipwrecks in the waters around Fourni, a collection of 13 small islands in the eastern Aegean Sea.

An underwater archaeologist takes notes on ancient jars found in a shipwreck off Fourni

22 ancient shipwrecks discovered near Greek island

Shipwrecks were the stuff of lore around the craggy coasts of Fourni, a Greek archipelago in the eastern Aegean Sea.

An underwater archaeologist takes notes on ancient jars found in a shipwreck off Fourni

Greek archipelago yields abundance of wrecks

Archaeologists find remains of 22 ancient merchant ships whose cargos reveal centuries-old trade routes.

An underwater archaeologist takes notes on ancient jars found in a shipwreck off Fourni

23 More Wrecks Found at Greek Hotspot for Sunken Ships

A cluster of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea is giving up some of its deep secrets, as archaeologists have now found 45 shipwrecks there in less than a year’s time.

An underwater archaeologist takes notes on ancient jars found in a shipwreck off Fourni

Another 23 shipwrecks located at Fournoi

The second season of underwater archaeological surveys at Fournoi Korseon, conducted by the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities, has been completed.

Small amphora from the Fournoi wrecks.

A Shipwreck Graveyard Has Been Found Off This Greek Archipelago

A recent expedition to the Fourni islands uncovered piles of ancient cargo, including types of amphorae never before seen on the seafloor.

Amphora from a shipwreck on the seafloor.

New Discoveries Double the Size of Ancient Greek Shipwreck Graveyard

Researchers in the Fournoi archipelago found 23 ships dating between 525 B.C. and 1850.

22 Ancient Shipwrecks Discovered near Fournoi

22 Ancient Shipwrecks Discovered near Greek Island, Fournoi

Shipwrecks were the stuff of lore around the craggy coasts of Fournoi, a Greek archipelago in the eastern Aegean Sea.