# The 4,500 year old shipwreck discovered off Turkey's coast

An episode of [Saturday Morning](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/175135787), 16 Oct 2026, 22 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/podcast.radionz.co.nz/sat/sat-20261017-0840-the_4_500_year_old_shipwreck_discovered_off_turkeys_coast-128.mp3

What may be the world's oldest shipwreck has been found off the coast of Turkey. It's a discovery that could transform our understanding of Mediterranean connections during the Early Bronze Age and show the foundations of trade routes that still mean so much today. Kate Rodger spoke to Karin Sowada, an archaeologist who specialises in Egypt and the Middle East.

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