According to HIMA, the
Cycladic pottery evidence is dated to around 2200 BC, which makes the Dokos wreck the oldest known underwater shipwreck yet discovered. The
clay pots appear to be merchandise from an ancient
Argolida manufacturing facility. Stone anchors were also found 40 meters from the wreck. The anchors consisted of two large boulders with holes bored in them, which likely would have been dropped before the ship sank. During the 1989 to 1992 HIMA excavation, the site produced more than 15,000 pottery
sherds and
artifacts. They also found many
millstones at the site, which are speculated to have been part of the ship's cargo or possibly used as
ballast. These artifacts and items were raised from the sea floor and transported to the
Spetses Museum, where they will be studied and placed into conservation. ==Notes==