They found a 6500-year-old town under the sea in Croatia | Using satellite images

A team of researchers has discovered off the coast of Croatia the remains of a Neolithic settlement. Thanks to satellite images, the discovery was made on the island of Korcula.

The discovery of the remains of 6500 years This was made possible when satellite imagery detected unusual features in a narrow swath of land, while falling water levels made it possible to see the material exposed. Seeing the footage, archaeologist Mate Perica, who led the group and is a professor at the University of Zadar, doubted whether what was seen was natural or not.

So the researchers went out to sea and saw the stone walls of a settlement dating from around 4,500 BC. It was built on a small lot, connected by a narrow strip to the main strip.

Parica said that “the luck is that this area, unlike most of the Mediterranean, is sheltered from big waves as there are many islands protecting the coast”. This “helped to preserve the site from natural destruction”.

During their foray, the explorers found tools, stone knives, and pottery. Parica pointed out that the find was on an island, as Neolithic constructions are more common in caves.

For her part, Marta Kalebota, responsible for the archaeological collection of the Korcula museum, underlined the uniqueness of the location of the colony. “We are not yet aware of a similar discovery elsewhere that a Neolithic settlement was built on an islet connected to a narrow strip of land,” he said of the matter.