LUMBARDA, Croatia, June 24 (Reuters) – Archaeologist Mate Parica was examining satellite images of Croatia’s coastline when he spotted something unusual.
“I thought: maybe it is natural, maybe not,” said Parica, a professor at the University of Zadar.
The image showed a large, shallow area on the seabed jutting out from the eastern shore of the island of Korcula.
Parica and a colleague decided to dive at the site and discovered what they believe is a Neolithic settlement from around 4,500 years BC, built on a small piece of land that was connected to the main island by a narrow strip.
The pair…
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