The 4,700-Year-Old Shipwreck Just Found in Turkey

A merchant ship sank off the coast of Turkey 4,700 years ago — around the time Egypt's pyramids were going up. This week, archaeologists announced it could be the oldest shipwreck ever found. Its wooden hull is long gone, but its cargo survived: more than 30 sealed jars, three massive stone anchors — and clues to what Bronze Age sailors ate, how they navigated, and the trade network that tied the ancient Mediterranean together. CHAPTERS 0:00 The announcement 1:28 Reading the jars 2:05 The ghost ship 2:56 The cargo 3:43 The cheese jar 4:21 Dating the wreck 5:26 Life aboard 7:04 The trade network 7:58 The story begins SOURCES CNN: World's oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey — https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/14/science/wor... The National: 'World's oldest known shipwreck' found off Turkey — https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-cultu... TBS News: Archaeologists discover 4,700-year-old shipwreck off Turkey's coast — https://www.tbsnews.net/worldbiz/europe/ar... Smithsonian Magazine: A new contender for the world's oldest shipwreck — https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/... Gulf News: World's oldest shipwreck found off Turkey's coast — https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/worlds-old... MUSIC Mendelssohn, Hebrides Overture Op. 26 ("Fingal's Cave") — public-domain recording, Musopen Symphony (via Wikimedia Commons) AI CONTENT DISCLOSURE: AI-generated visuals and voiceover; historical claims verified against published sources.