2600-Year-Old Ancient Phoenician Shipwreck Retrieved Off Spain’s Southern Coast

Spanish archaeologists removed a 2600-year-old shipwreck from waters off the nation’s southeastern coast, 20 years after the wreck was initially discovered.

The wreck dates to the 7th century B.C.E and was found in 1994 off Murcia coast near Mazarron town.

The ancient Phoenician shipwreck has been of particular interest to archaeologists as it is just one of the few Phoenician-era shipwrecks found largely intact, said Carlos de Juan, the director of the excavation project.

The University of Valencia