Oldest known shipwreck is excavated at Kekova

The oldest known shipwreck in the world has been excavated at Kekova in Turkey. The wreck is dated to about 2700 to 2400 BC. Kekova is the place of the excavation. Turkey is the country.

The report calls the wreck the oldest known shipwreck. The date range is the one given with that claim. The action reported is the excavation. The site name is Kekova.

No cargo inventory was included in the excavation notice. The notice gives the age, the ranking, and the place. The ranking is the oldest known. The age is about 2700 to 2400 BC.

The find is an archaeological event. It is reported as a completed excavation rather than a planned survey. The country of the work is Turkey. The local name is Kekova.

The phrase oldest known limits the claim to what is known. The date is given as a range, not as a single year. That range is about 2700 to 2400 BC. The object is a shipwreck.

The recorded cultural discovery is the excavation. The place is Kekova, Turkey. The historical claim is that this is the oldest known shipwreck. The chronological claim is the stated range before the common era.