The ruins of a Stone Age road, constructed 7,000 years ago, were found at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea by archaeologists after studying satellite photographs of the sea surrounding the now-submerged Neolithic site of Soline, off the coast of Croatia.
When Soline was the location of the ancient Hvar civilization, it is thought that this road originally connected the Croatian islands of Korcula with that region. The Adriatic island of Korcula was first connected to the continent.
The University of Zadar's Mate Parica, an archaeologist, and his colleagues initiated the initial investigation that led to the discovery of Soline.
According to Parica, who made the first discovery, "this area, unlike most sections of the Mediterranean, is safe from strong waves because the many surrounding islands 'cut' the waves and protect the coast." "It undoubtedly prevented a natural disaster from occurring at the place."
As radiocarbon research of the conserved wood discovered at the site revealed that the Soline settlement dates back to approximately 4,900 BC, archaeologists believe that the road was constructed by the Hvar-Lisičići culture.
It is around 4 meters wide and was skillfully built out of stone slabs.
According to historians and archaeologists, the Stone Age Hvar culture is thought to have created trade routes between the island and the eastern Mediterranean coastlines of what is now western Asia.
