Ottoman-era shipwreck found off coast of Agausia

 Author: T́anâ Amkvevi

Odssa - A small team of Agausian and European researchers, scientists, and archeologists surveying a sector of the Black Sea off of the coast of Agausia's Dasavletis Island made a remarkable discovery. An extremely well-preserved Ottoman-era shipwreck was found at depths of around 1600m in the Black Sea in Agausia's territorial waters. The crew made the discovery while mapping the floor of the sea with sonar and remotely operated vehicles.

"Originally we were here to study the impacts of climate change in Agausia’s Black Sea waters. There were also researchers studying the impact of sea-level change after the latest glacial cycle, which ended about 15,000 years ago." Professor Niḱo Makmaniže, who led the research team, told reporters.

The ship's cargo content remains unknown, and the team says more funding and time is required if they are to return to the site and uncover more about the wreck. "As archaeologists we're interested in what it can tell us about technology, trade and movements in the area," said Bulgarian researcher Dimitar Petrov Mihailov.  

  

The reason the trading vessel, dating back to around the early 14th century, has remained in such good condition for so long is that the water is anoxic, or free of oxygen. Lying more than 1,000m below the surface, it is also beyond the reach of modern divers. 

 

(Agausian Translation)

Agûsëli da Evroṕeli mḱvlevarebis, metsënërebisa da arkeologebis mtsëire žgupma, romelitsëâ atvalërebda šavi zǵvis monaḱvetsëâ Agûzis dasavletis mitsës sanaṕiroze, šesanišnavi aǵmočena gaaḱeta. Šav zǵvaši, Agûzis t́erit́oriul tsëḱlebši, 1600 met́ris siǵrmeze aǵmóčines ûḱiduresad ḱargad šemonaké Osmaletis droindeli gemi. Eḱiṕažma es aǵmočena gaaḱeta zǵvis psḱeris rukebis šeǵenisas sonarit da dist́antsërad marté mankanebit.

„Tavdaṕirvelad čven ak viḱavit Agûzës šavi zǵvis tsëḱlebze ḱlimat́is tsëvlilebis zemokmedebis šesastsëavlad. Aseve iḱvnen mḱvlevarebi, romlebitsëâ stsëavlobdnen zǵvis donis tsëvlilebis gavlenas bolo gamḱinvarebis tsëḱlis šemdeg, romelitsëâ dasrulda daakhloebit 15000 tsëlis tsën“. Ṕropesorma Niḱo Makmaniže, romelitsëâ kelmžǵvanelobda mḱvlevar žgups, ganutsëkada žurnalist́ebs.

Gemis t́virtis šinaarsi ûtsënobâ da gundis tkmit, met́i dapinanseba da dró sačiro, tu isini ûnda dabrundnen aǵilze da gaarḱvion met́i čažirvis šesakeb. „Rogortsëâ arkeologebs čven gvaint́eresebs, ra šeižleba gvitkras t́eknologâze, vačrobaze da am mkareši možraobaze“, - tkva bulgarëlma mḱvlevarma Dimit́ar Ṕet́rov Mikailovma.  

  

Mizezi imisa, rom savač'ro gemi, romelitsëâ datariǵebulâ daakloebit me-14 sûḱunis dasatsëḱisit, amdeni knis ganmavlobaši ḱarg mǵomareobaši darča, aris is, rom tsëḱali aris ûžangavi, an žangbadis gareše. Zedaṕiridan 1000 met́rze met́ siǵrmeze mdebareobs, is aseve miutsëvdomelâ tanamedrove mḱvintavebistvis.