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Over 100 historic shipwrecks have been uncovered at a strategic maritime gateway \u2014 and researchers warn they may be at risk of fading away.<\/p>\n

The vessels were found on the seafloor of the Bay of Gibraltar, part of the narrow waterway linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea<\/a>, by researchers with Project Herakles.<\/p>\n

The project, a joint venture between Spain’s University of C\u00e1diz and the University of Granada, has been underway for six years.<\/p>\n

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Researchers have identified 150 underwater archaeological sites<\/a> \u2014 the majority of which are shipwrecks, according to The Guardian.<\/p>\n

The wrecks span centuries, from as early as the 5th century B.C. to World War II-era<\/a> vessels.<\/p>\n

The vessels include 23 Roman ships, four medieval ships, and the engine and propeller of a plane from the 1930s, according to The Guardian.<\/p>\n

The findings were “not a chance discovery,” said Felipe Cerezo Andreo, a lecturer in archaeology at the University of C\u00e1diz \u2014 and the discovery took years in the making.<\/p>\n

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The archaeologist told Fox News Digital in translated comments that his team’s research has dramatically expanded what was previously known about the area.<\/p>\n

“Before starting Project Herakles in 2019, only four underwater sites were known in the area; today we have information on more than 150 documented sites in just three years of work,” he said.<\/p>\n

“They can now be studied, protected and shared.”<\/p>\n

Researchers combined historical research<\/a> with advanced technology to locate, map and study the wrecks.<\/p>\n

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“We began by analyzing historical archives, museums<\/a> and interviewing the local community of fishermen and divers, who know the seabed better than anyone,” Andreo recalled.<\/p>\n

Archaeologists then used advanced marine scanning technology to map the seafloor and locate buried shipwrecks, including magnetometers to “detect metallic anomalies.”<\/p>\n

Andreo said most of the recorded shipwrecks are from the 18th to 20th centuries \u2014 but older Phoenician, Punic and Roman vessels are also buried in the sands<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The bay was a very important space in antiquity,” he said. “We have evidence of settlements such as Carteia and Iulia Traducta that used these waters as their main port.”<\/p>\n

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He added, “Although the more recent ships are more visible, beneath them lie Phoenician, Punic, and Roman wrecks<\/a> that tell the maritime history of both the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.”<\/p>\n

The scale of the findings suggests the area holds a continuous record of maritime history, he said.<\/p>\n

“This tells us we are not dealing with isolated shipwrecks, but rather a submerged historical archive that has recorded every commercial and military movement<\/a> since antiquity,” said Andreo.<\/p>\n

“The bay has functioned as a funnel of global history, and this is reflected in a seabed that preserves archaeological evidence.”<\/p>\n

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Most of the ships are in “critical” condition, he said \u2014 with the biggest threats coming from human activity, including port work, construction and looting.<\/p>\n

“We have identified that a large portion of these 150 sites are at significant risk of deterioration,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Some are directly exposed on the seabed, making them vulnerable to erosion<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

An invasive algae called Rugulopteryx okamurae is “drastically altering the marine environment and hindering the preservation and study of the remains,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“That is why, in Herakles, we prioritize non-intrusive documentation, [such as] photogrammetry and 3D models<\/a>, to record everything before it disappears, following UNESCO principles of in situ conservation,” he said.<\/p>\n

The archaeologist stressed that the shipwrecks are still a living cultural resource, and that his team is “working to make this heritage accessible to everyone.”<\/p>\n

The team is planning an underwater park<\/a> and VR experiences, so that people can explore the shipwrecks without risking further damage to the sites, Andreo added.<\/p>\n

“We want society to feel that these shipwrecks are their ‘museums beneath the sea,'” he said.<\/p>\n

“Ultimately, protecting these remains is about protecting the pages of the book that explain who we are today.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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