Archeologists find 7,000-year-old stone road under the Mediterranean Sea

There is a stone road at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea and it is 7,000 years old, it has been discovered. Archeologists have come upon the remains of an ancient settlement off the coast of Croatia and they were advanced enough to build a road that can withstand seven millennia.

Radiocarbon dating of conserved wood near the site suggests that the settlement existed around 4900 BC.

According to a report in the Independent, researchers from the University of Zadar in Croatia uncovered the old stone road off the shore of Soline on Korcula island. Soline is a former artificial island that was home to the Hvar civilisation. The road was buried under sea mud and archaeologist Mate Parica in 2021 first detected it while analysing satellite photographs.

A statement from scientists said that the path is four-metre-wide. Stone slabs are precisely stacked to build it. It is now roughly five metres below sea level. Experts think that it must have been part of an active site.

The university posted a statement regarding the discovery on Facebook. "In underwater archaeological research of the submerged neolithic site of Soline on the island of Korcula, archaeologists found remains that surprised them. Namely, beneath the layers of sea mud, they discovered a road that connected the sunken prehistoric settlement of the Hvar culture with the coast of the island of Korcula."

The team of archeologists is conducting further research in the area. They are reportedly finding "more strange structures" hinting at the earlier existence of another "almost identical town" at a depth of 4-5 metres. Experts think this town is very similar to the one they knew existed in Soline. Divers have found objects like cream blades, stone axe, and sacrificial fragments.