• placement: fullWidth
  • path: articles/in-content-top
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [300, 250], [320, 50], [1, 1],
  • targeting: 
    {
  "url": "archaeologists-search-greek-waters-europes-oldest-settlement"
}
  • placement: fullWidth
  • path: articles/in-content-middle
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [300, 250], [320, 50], [1, 1],
  • targeting: 
    {
  "url": "archaeologists-search-greek-waters-europes-oldest-settlement"
}
  • placement: native
  • path: articles/in-content-native
  • possible size: [f, l],
  • targeting: 
    {
  "url": "archaeologists-search-greek-waters-europes-oldest-settlement"
}
PlanetSolar, the world's largest solar-powered boat.
PlanetSolar, the world's largest solar-powered boat. <span class="media-attribution">Image by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bartvandorp/9669073599" target="_blank" rel="external">Bart van Dorp</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/" target="_blank" rel="external">CC BY 2.0</a></span>

An underwater archaeological survey in southern Greece is searching for sunken remains of one of Europe’s oldest human settlements. The Swiss-Greek project involving the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research is using the world's largest solar-powered boat, the 35m PlanetSolar, to scan the seabed, with divers available to excavate any findings. The location of the survey is in the Kiladha Bay, near Franchthi Cave. The cave is Greece's oldest and most significant Neolithic site, as it was inhabited on and off for about 35,000 years. Read more: bigstory.ap.org

  • placement: fullWidth
  • path: articles/bottom
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [300, 250], [320, 50], [1, 1],
  • targeting: 
    {
  "url": "archaeologists-search-greek-waters-europes-oldest-settlement"
}

Explore related stories

ATHENS, GREECE - June 7,2009. Monastiraki square in the "blue" hour, with Acropolis in the background. License Type: media Download Time: 2021-11-01T16:13:21.000Z User: Norma.PrauseBrewer_LonelyPlanet Is Editorial: Yes purchase_order:

Beaches

How to see the best of Greece in 10 days

Nov 21, 2024 • 6 min read

Read more articles