Possible 4,700-Year-Old Shipwreck Find Draws Cautious Interest

Archaeologists say they have found jars from a shipwreck that could be as much as 4,700 years old, potentially raising a claim to the world's oldest known wreck. The New York Times reported that the jars contained black residue.

Outside experts were skeptical but intrigued. The available summary does not specify the discovery's location, the dating methods or the identity of the residue, leaving insufficient information to assess the proposed age or oldest-shipwreck claim.