Mystery Of The Amazing 2,500-Year-Old Underwater Rochelongue Treasure

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Our oceans hold many clues that could shed light on our ancient past. Beneath the waters are incredible prehistoric objects and ruins of long-gone civilizations. Underwater archaeologists have found submerged shipwrecks that show how ancient people crossed the sea, traded, explored, and engaged in wars. However, sometimes we discover remarkable ancient underwater treasures that raise more questions than answers.

This is the case with the amazing underwater treasure of Rochelongue, which tells an astonishing 2,500-year-old story that scientists are still trying to understand.

The adventure started in 1964 when André Bouscaras, a shipwreck enthusiast, discovered the underwater site of Rochelongue, located west of Cap d’Agde in southwestern France. Bouscaras was an experienced diver who had previously located many underwater sites (especially shipwrecks) in the waters of West Languedoc, but the recent submerged find was extraordinary.

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