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'A Frozen Moment of the Past'

Scientists are just beginning to unlock the mysteries of Pavlopetri, a submerged city discovered 40 years ago off Greece. During a dive earlier this year, researchers from the University of Nottingham in England determined that the city was 5,000 years old, more than 1,000 years older than first believed. Here, a diver from the team surveys the site in an undated photo.

(Oct. 22) -- Scientists have known for 40 years that a 5,000-year-old city lay obscured by water off southern Greece. But divers haven't had a chance to study the ruins until now.

A team from the University of Nottingham in England is working with the Greek government in exploring the site. So far, archaeologists and geologists have learned that Pavlopetri is about 1,000 years older than they first thought, according to the BBC. Read more...

In an interview in the Guardian, Jon Henderson, associate professor of underwater archaeology at Nottingham, explained the significance of the site.

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