Submerged ruins of Pavlopetri off the coast of Laconia in southern Greece, one of the oldest known submerged cities in the world. Dating to at least 2800 B
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Submerged ruins of Pavlopetri off the coast of Laconia in southern Greece, one of the oldest known submerged cities in the world. Dating to at least 2800 BCE (with some structures possibly as old as 5000 BCE), the site preserves streets, buildings, and tombs on the shallow seabed. It provides evidence of sophisticated Bronze Age urban planning now lost beneath the waves.
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