Phoenician Shipwreck Located off Coast of Malta
Maritime archaeologists have discovered what may be the oldest shipwreck found thus far in the central Mediterranean—cargo from a Phoenician boat dating to about 700 B.C.E. Diving almost 400 feet down about a mile off the Maltese island of Gozo, the archaeologists found 50 amphorae and 20 lava grinding stones. The exact location of the shipwreck […]
Phoenician wreck is underwater world of discovery
Exploring the Phoenician Shipwreck off Xlendi is the latest Heritage Malta exhibition highlighting discoveries from an innovative underwater project. The exhibition focuses on the discovery of a Phoenician shipwreck which dates back to 700BC. Discovered off Xlendi in 2007 at a depth of 110 metres, this intriguing ancient vessel has attracted worldwide attention since it […]
Continuano le ricerche sul relitto fenicio di Gozo, Malta
La scoperta nel 2007 del relitto di un naufragio avvenuto al largo della costa di Gozo ha offerto agli archeologi marini una rara opportunità di studiare una nave fenicia di oltre 2700 anni. Read Full Article
Exploring the Phoenician Shipwreck off Xlendi, Gozo
For over 10 years, the University of Malta has, in collaboration with a number of partners, used state of the art technologies to study and explore one of the most exciting underwater archaeological discoveries in the Central Mediterranean. This exhibition highlights some of the innovative techniques used as well as stories of trade, exchange, production […]
This Ancient Underwater Discovery Is Being Exhibited For The First Time Ever In Gozo’s Cittadella
Have you ever wanted to explore a really (really) old underwater shipwreck? Now’s your chance! Heritage Malta’s new exhibition, Exploring the Phoenician Shipwreck off Xlendi, transports you directly into a 10-year long project that studied a shipwreck that dates all the way back to 700 BCE. Read Full Article
Into the deep with the Phoenician Shipwreck excavation
The Malta Airport Foundation is also supporting the ongoing excavation of a Phoenician shipwreck just off Xlendi bay in Gozo. Dating back to the 7th century BC, the wreck was discovered in 2007 and is just the eighth archaic Phoenician shipwreck to be located. Read Full Article
2,700-Year-Old Phoenician Shipwreck Discovered
An ancient Phoenician shipwreck found off the coast of Malta may be the oldest ever discovered in the Mediterranean Sea. The discovery was made several months ago one mile off the coast of Gozo Island, the second-largest island in the Maltese archipelago. Nearly 400 feet below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea, researchers located a […]
Excavating a Phoenician shipwreck off the coast of Gozo, Malta
The Phoenicians occupied the coast of the Levant for over 1,000 years, but knowledge of their trade network and practices remains elusive. In 2007, an ancient wreck containing a large cache of ceramic containers was discovered off Malta. This ship proved to be one of only a handful of known Phoenician vessels. Since 2014, further […]
More questions raised by the latest discoveries aboard the Phoenician shipwreck near Gozo
Tests indicate that the cargo must have included Gozitan honey The oldest shipwreck ever found in Central Mediterranean, located to the west of the Maltese island of Gozo and dated to 2,700 years ago is proving to be a treasure trove. University of Malta archaeologists have retrieved a number of amphorae and urns, the likes […]
More Questions Raised By Latest Discoveries At Phoenician Shipwreck Near Malta’s Gozo
The oldest shipwreck ever found in Central Mediterranean, located to the west of the Maltese island of Gozo and dated to 2,700 years ago is proving to be a treasure trove. University of Malta archaeologists have retrieved a number of amphorae and urns, the likes of which have not been documented before. Scientific analysis conducted […]