×
GreekEnglish

×
  • Politics
  • Diaspora
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Cooking
Thursday
10
Sep 2026
weather symbol
Athens 25°C
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • World
  • Diaspora
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Mediterranean Cooking
  • Weather
Contact follow Protothema:
Powered by Cloudevo
> Culture

4,500-year-old underwater city unearthed at Argolic Gulf

Scientists hope that the artefacts unearthed will give more information about life in the Bronze Age

Newsroom September 1 11:48

Δείτε περισσότερα άρθρα μας στα αποτελέσματα αναζήτησης

Add Protothema.gr on Google

An international team of archeologists have found a submerged ancient city in Greece that dates back to the 3rd millenium B.C. The ruins were found underwater back in 2014 by archeologists from the University of Geneva that were undergoing diving training in Kiladha Bay in the Argolic Gulf. A group of Swiss and Greek researchers returned to the site in 2015 to explore the findings that include stone buildings of different shapes, fort walls and paved surfaces that they believe are streets. They have determined that the constructions are over 4,500 years old, dating to 3,000 B.C. as they match the type built in the Greek Bronze Age.

>Related articles

Pythagoreion, Samos: This is the Ministry of Culture’s plan to integrate its archaeological sites

National Archaeological Museum outlines plans for major Athens expansion

Hydra: Gallery Miranda returns home

Swiss archeologist Julien Beck told Spero News that the “chances of finding such walls under water are extremely low. The full size of the facility is not yet known.”

Scientists have managed to pull up about 6,000 artefacts from the site that was one of the network of Bronze Age coastal settlements in the Argolic Gulf. The findings will help archeologists piece together parts of the puzzle concerning life in the Bronze Age and learn more about trade, shipping and life during that period.

ARG ARG1 ARG2 ARG3 ARG4

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

> More Culture

Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news

See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr

> Latest Stories

The Danish government wants to ban cell phones in elementary and middle schools

September 10, 2026

Cindy Crawford says having a daughter who looks like her can be annoying, but it has its perks

September 10, 2026

Breaking: The two doctors arrested over the death of Giorgos Mazonakis

September 10, 2026

Nicole Kidman on the Oscar she won in 2003: “I was at the peak of my career and came home feeling so alone”

September 10, 2026

Mitsotakis met with Amal Clooney at the Maximos Mansion, with the Parthenon Marbles as the center of the discussion

September 10, 2026

Giorgos Mazonakis investigation — Four folders and a bag of evidence taken from Kolonaki clinic by Greek “FBI” officers

September 10, 2026

Greek shipowners’ major cash-out – 316 ships up for auction

September 10, 2026

Oil surges past $100 as Saudi production falls to 36-year low

September 10, 2026
All News

> Greece

In reverence, the emotional deposition in Jerusalem, see photos & video

The Holy Temple of the Resurrection opened after many days due to the war between Israel and Iran

April 10, 2026

In the final stretch for the accreditation of joint master’s degrees: Aiming for their launch in the coming academic year

April 10, 2026

Schedule for Epitaph Procession today (10/4)

April 10, 2026

Perfect weather for Easter excursions, according to Tsatrafyllia’s forecast

April 10, 2026

Easter in Greece: The customs that continue in Greek tradition – From Nafpaktos to Corfu

April 10, 2026
Homepage
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY COOKIES POLICY TERM OF USE
Powered by Cloudevo
Copyright © 2026 Πρώτο Θέμα