During the Yenikapı recovery excavations in Istanbul that were carried out before the construction of Marmaray-Metro railway, 37 shipwrecks of different sizes and from different centuries were revealed in the old harbor area.

This small 9th Century CE, 8m long ship (pictured)… pic.twitter.com/evZu9UkEOJ

— Dr. M.F. Khan (@Dr_TheHistories) March 14, 2024
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