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3,600-Year-Old Bronze Dagger Found in the Depths of the Mediterranean
A 3,600-year-old bronze dagger with a silver needle from the Minoan civilization of Crete has been discovered during underwater excavations off the coast of the Kumluca district of Antalya in southern Turkey. Underwater archaeological excavations in Kumluca had previously unearthed a sunken ship carrying copper ingots thought to have come from the Troodos Mountains. This