The jars feature two handles, a central ridge and a flat base. According to Professor Öniz, similar pottery discovered in Egypt and the Middle East has previously been dated to between 4,400 and 4,700 years ago.
“Comparing the decoration techniques, we can definitely say our wreck is Early Bronze Age. This is 100 per cent”, he said.
Divers recovered the containers and brought them to the surface, where specialists are now working to preserve the artefacts after thousands of years underwater.
Dr Karin Sowada, an archaeologist at Macquarie University in Australia, examined the recovered amphorae and found that some still contained a thick, glossy substance.
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