Pavlopetri: The Bronze Age City Beneath the Sea

Pavlopetri: The Bronze Age City Beneath the Sea · 1:37 · Intellect Plus

In short: A documentary on Pavlopetri, the oldest known submerged town, detailing its Bronze Age history, modern discovery, and current threats.

A 1:37 short film in the series “Lost Cities”.

Sources used in this film: The University of Nottingham, “The Pavlopetri Underwater Archaeological Project - The University of Nottingham”; Academia.edu (hosting a paper by Nicholas Flemming), “The Pavlopetri Underwater Archaeology Project: investigating an ancient submerged town”; The University of Nottingham, “2009 Season - The University of Nottingham”; Pharos, Journal of the Netherlands Institute in Athens (via Academia.edu), “GALLOU, C. and HENDERSON, J.C., 2012: Pavlopetri, an Early Bronze Age Early harbour town in south-east Laconia”; Cambridge University Press (Annual of the British School at Athens), “Pavlopetri: an Underwater Bronze Age Town in Laconia | Annual of the British School at Athens | Cambridge Core”; UNESCO, “Pavlopetri Named a 2016 World Monuments Watch Site”.

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