Archaeological sites have been discovered in shallow water near the Pilbara in Western Australia. Flinders University reports.
The discovery was made during recent fieldwork. Archaeologists were able to confirm the presence of preserved stone material of artificial origin at a depth of up to 14 meters; Sea.
Artifacts believed to be is is It was discovered in the underwater region of the Fugitive Foam Strait, off the Dampier archipelago, at least 9,000 years old. The area was inhabited during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene before being flooded during the warming that marked the end of the Ice Age. In total, five stone artifacts were found.
“Now we have identified five stone artifacts in the Stray of Fugitive Foam and have confirmed that we are excavating at the site of an ancient freshwater source. We had a 40-minute window for each dive where the current was low enough to explore the channel. The Australian continental shelf remains to be explored to depths of up to 130 metres. We know that there is a vast submerged cultural landscape of two million square kilometers waiting for us to be inhabited.Scientists report that our discoveries in Western Australia provide irrefutable evidence that this area needs state protection as a monument.
Earlier to create An ancient Roman amphora with poems by the ancient poet Virgil was found in Cordoba.