Pavlopetri is around 4 meters underwater and covers an area of roughly 19.7 acres. Since it sunk many years before the myth of Atlantis was formed, many think was where the idea originated from.
It was first discovered in 1904 by Folkion Negris, then later rediscovered in 1967 by Nicholas Flemming and researched by a group of archaeologists from the University of Cambridge in 1968.
Many geologists theorize that the reason Pavlopetri sunk was due to the tectonic plates' convergence and subduction (where the tectonic plates meet and one slides below the other), since earthquakes like that were common in that region.
How old it is and when it sunk is heavily debated, however it is believed that it was from around 3000 BCE-3500 BCE, and it was likely already underwater by the time of the Roman Period
It was first discovered in 1904 by Folkion Negris, then later rediscovered in 1967 by Nicholas Flemming and researched by a group of archaeologists from the University of Cambridge in 1968.
Many geologists theorize that the reason Pavlopetri sunk was due to the tectonic plates' convergence and subduction (where the tectonic plates meet and one slides below the other), since earthquakes like that were common in that region.
How old it is and when it sunk is heavily debated, however it is believed that it was from around 3000 BCE-3500 BCE, and it was likely already underwater by the time of the Roman Period