Unearthed Bronze Age Trade Beneath the Aegean

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]In 1982, the Uluburun shipwreck off the coast of southwestern Turkey surfaced from the depths, dating to the late Bronze Age.

[00:00:08]Its cargo, a dense trove of copper and tin ingots, glass, resin, and Canaanite pottery, painted a picture of long-distance exchange.

[00:00:16]The discovery showed ships carrying metals across vast seas, linking Anatolia to the Levant, Egypt, and beyond.

[00:00:24]Archaeologists mapped the cargo, uncovering evidence of formal shipbuilding, seamanship, and the complex networks that fueled ancient economies.

[00:00:33]The Uluburun find forever shifted our view of Bronze Age commerce and maritime prowess.