About Uluburun shipwreck
The Uluburun Shipwreck is a Late Bronze Age shipwreck dated to the late 14th century BC, discovered close to the east shore of Uluburun (Grand Cape), Turkey, in the Mediterranean Sea. The shipwreck was discovered in the summer of 1982 by Mehmed Çakir, a local sponge diver from Yalıkavak, a village near Bodrum.
Eleven consecutive campaigns of three to four months' duration took place from 1984 to 1994 totaling 22,413 dives, revealing one of the most spectacular Late Bronze Age assemblages to have emerged from the Mediterranean Sea.
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Location and Access
Uluburun shipwreck is located in Antalya. Coordinates are 36.12861, 29.68583. You can get directions from the map below. You can request a licensed local guide for Antalya.
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Quick Facts
- Province Antalya
- Category Historical Places
- Period MÖ 1305
- Coordinates 36.12861, 29.68583
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