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A Bronze Age shipwreck off Kaş reads like a cargo manifest for an interconnected Mediterranean.

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Discovered in 1982 by sponge diver Mehmed Çakır, the Uluburun wreck carried copper, tin, glass, ivory, jewelry and luxury goods from far-flung cultures. One ship shows that global trade has very ancient roots.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Kaş açıklarındaki Uluburun batığı, Tunç Çağı Akdenizi'nin zaten birbirine bağlı olduğunu gösterir.

1982'de sünger dalgıcı Mehmed Çakır tarafından fark edilen batık; bakır, kalay, cam külçeler, fildişi, takılar ve uzak bölgelerden lüks eşyalar taşıyordu. Tek bir gemi, üç bin yıldan uzun süre önce Akdeniz'in karmaşık bir ticaret ağı olduğunu gösterir.

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Institute of Nautical Archaeology Uluburun shipwreck.

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