An underwater ancient city of 2800 B.C is situated near Elafonissos island, at the south of Peloponnese. The about 5.000 years old Pavlopetri, is the oldest known submerged archaeological town. It was submerged around 1000 B.C. by an earthquake and was discovered in 1967 by Nicholas Flemming. As the town is in a depth of only 4 meters it is easy to see the submerged 2-floor houses, the temples, the cemetary and the ancient port. Furthermore the whole area is scattered with statues, pots and tools . The fact that the city was submerged helped to maintain current findings in a perfect condition.
Here is a great video of BBC about Pavlopetri:
For more info about the Pavlopetri Underwater Archaeology Project : http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pavlopetri/index.aspx
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