University of Southampton Archaeology Professor Jon Adams, who led the Black Sea MAP project, was stunned. An intact shipwreck of this age was unheard of. In fact, they could only recognize the ...

creating the Black Sea. While studying these environmental changes, the MAP team’s remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) stumbled on the first of the wrecks that lay untouched on the bottom.

And yet few international travelers make the journey to, much less know anything about, Turkey’s Black Sea region, or Karadeniz. Editor’s Note — This CNN Travel series is, or was ...