Evidence of Long-Range Sailing in Ancient Times
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Archeologists have discovered what they believe is the earliest evidence of long-distance seafaring in the eastern Mediterranean, undermining beliefs that ancient mariners never ventured into open seas.
Fragments of stone implements believed to be up to 12,000 years old have been found at two sites in Cyprus, suggesting mariners used the areas as temporary campsites after forays from what is today Syria and Turkey. The flints are more than 1,000 years older than the first permanent settlements on Cyprus.
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