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Yassiada Wrecks This small island, situated in the west of Turgut Reis attracted many scholars to its shores because of the ancient ships sank at the various periods of the history. These dangerous area caused many accidents and became tomb for many ancient ships. IV. Century Shipwreck Discovered near the island of Yassiada, 4th century shipwreck was a merchant ship which was built with the Cyprus and oak. During the construction, the planking was put together first, then the frames were nailed. It carried nearly 1100 amphorae of 40 litres. From the pieces of the stem and stem post, the archaeologist calculate that the ship was 20 meters long and with of 8 meters. The hull of the ship, which was well preserved up to our time due to its existence on the sandy beach, was excavated by George Bass in 1967. The wreck, one the deepest ever scientifically excavated, was lying on the sandy bed at the depth of 36-42 meters. Some of the objects, discovered in wreck, we can mention two pithoi, a funnel and four oil lambs. One of the oil lambs carry the emblem of an Athenian workshop. Due to bad state of preservation, eight coins discovered on the Early Byzantine wreck did not yield an useful information. From the tools, coins and amphorae, we understand that Yassiada ship travelled extensively in the Aegean and Mediterranean, but during the last journey, the ship struck the shallows near the island of Yassiada and sank.
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