Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Two years ago a huge lump of obsidian covered in chisel marks was found off the coast of Capri, Italy. It was deposited on the seabed when a Neolithic boat sank over five thousand years ago. What can it tell us about ancient trade in the Mediterranean?

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Metcalfe, T. (2023). ‘Chiseled obsidian recovered from Neolithic shipwreck near Capri's 'Blue Grotto',’ Livescience, 22 November. livescience.com/archaeology/chiseled-obsidian-recovered-from-neolithic-shipwreck-near-capris-blue-grotto

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Entrance to blue Grotto, Capri, credit: Ekrem Canli

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Image of the Neolithic shipwreck site credit: Naples Superintendency for Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape