An 1100-year-old amphora has been found off the coast of Turkey

It has become known that recent underwater excavations off the coast of Kaşa, Antalya, led to a sensational discovery.

So archaeologists from Akdeniz University found a sealed amphora 1100 years old on a sunken merchant ship.

This was reported in the news agency Turkiye today.

The ship, which sank off Besmi Island, was carrying olive oil from Gaza, as evidenced by the typology of the amphorae.

The ship was probably wrecked in a strong storm; it hit a rock and sank.

Olives, as archaeologists explain, were previously an essential food for sailors.

In seawater, they became edible in a week and could be stored for months.

This made them the basis of the diet, along with wheat and live animals, which were also transported on ships.

Interestingly, the sealed amphora is a unique “time safe” that has preserved the cargo for millennia.

Its contents can tell us about the culinary habits or trade practices of the time.