Watch the video: Researchers discover 7000-year-old stone road off the Croatian island of Korcula.
Divers have made a spectacular discovery off the Croatian island of Korcula. They have discovered a 7000-year-old stone road about five meters below the surface of the water. Researchers from the University of Zadar have cleared the four-meter-wide path of sea mud and uncovered it. Archaeologists assume that the path could have connected a now sunken prehistoric settlement to the island of Korcula around 7000 years ago. Blades and a stone ax were found next to the path paved with stone slabs. Also remains of offerings. According to Croatian archaeologists, the road and the submerged settlement can be attributed to the Hvar culture. Based on preserved wood, the settlement and the road could be dated to around 4900 BC. be dated. The researchers are now hoping for more discoveries on the other side of the island. According to the researchers, structures that have not yet been identified have also been found in the Bay of Gradina. “During underwater archaeological research of the submerged Neolithic site of Soline on the island of Korcula, archaeologists found remains that surprised them,” write the researchers from the University of Zadar on Facebook.