Experts estimate, this is the oldest city in the world under the sea have been found. "It is estimated that the city is a port city submerged. It is marked from the wreck that was nearby. The discovery of ceramic Neolithic age, is a remarkable. This city was once a place of trade in goods and services going forward, "ujar.Geo-sea archeology Dr Nic Flemming of the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. Pavlopetri located at a depth of 3-4 meters under the water not far from the sandy beach of southern Laconia.''
The city is still very incomplete. Building houses, roads, yards, buildings of worship, cemetery, everything is mapped using 3-D digital equipment is the latest.
Pavlopetri was once thought to have originated from the Mycenaean period (about 1680-1180 BC), from the history that is rich in ancient Greek literature and myth. Of Neolithic pottery objects recently found to exhibit this place may have been occupied since at least 2800 BC. By studying this important maritime place, researchers hope to understand more about the heritage of the Greek Bronze Age. Disclosure of the project is implemented by a multidisciplinary team, including Dr Flemming, led by Mr Elias Spondylis, Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture in Greece and Dr Jon Henderson, an underwater archaeologist from the Department of Archaeology at the University of Nottingham.''
Underwater ancient city was first discovered in 1967 by Flemming, then at the National Institute of Oceanography. She used to estimate the city had come to the Bronze Age 2000 BC. Flemming later joined the team from Cambridge University pada1968, to conduct research.''
The results are published by The British School in Athens in 1969, but after that no follow-up. The study was stag 'for 40 years, since it does not exist anymore researchers who go there to unravel the mysteries of the ancient city. Fleming's 70-year joined with archaeologists from the University of Nottingham and Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, re-start the research on the ancient site. "What we find here is something that two or even three thousand years older than most of the submerged city which has been studied," said Flemming: "And uniquely, we have a comprehensive city plan, the main streets and all domestic buildings . We can study how it is used as a port, where ships come and how it is managed trade. "He explained.''
Dr. Jon Henderson, an archaeologist from the University of Nottingham, joined the research led by Elias Spondylis of Underwater Archaeological Objects Ephorate part of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture in Greece. Dr. Henderson was the first archaeologist in 40 years who received a letter from the Greek government's official permission to work there.''
"It is very exciting. I've read about this site when I was young and hard to believe that I am not just dive in there but also had the opportunity to do it. Then we found about 9,000 square meters of new building that was recently looking for movement in the sand, was incredible, "said Dr. Henderson.''
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