Of great interest to scientists are the artifacts. In most oceans, ropes and spars are rapidly consumed by oxygenated waters, but in the Black Sea oxygen is entirely absent below depths of 500 feet.

an amphitheater located in the ancient city of Prusias Ad Hypium also known as the 'Ephesus of the western Black Sea,' Arkeonews reported. The researchers uncovered many other Roman-era artifacts ...

(CNN) — Egyptian authorities have arrested two men for attempting to steal hundreds of ancient artifacts from the bottom of the sea, the country’s interior ministry said in a Monday statement.