The video discusses 10 incredible underwater discoveries, including:
1. A Spanish galleon found off the coast of Colombia, estimated to be worth $17 billion.
2. The lost city of Dwarka, also known as Krishna, discovered off the coast of India.
3. A 19th-century beer bottle found in the Atlantic Ocean with a still-intact, albeit spoiled, beer inside.
4. An ancient settlement found near the coast of Israel, dating back to the Neolithic era.
5. The Antikythera shipwreck, which included the famous Antikythera mechanism, an ancient computer used to calculate celestial movements.
6. A Russian ship found near Antalya, Turkey, which sank around 1400 BC.
7. The "icy finger of death," a natural phenomenon where an ice needle forms under the ocean's surface, freezing living organisms.
8. The ancient city of Heraklion, discovered near the mouth of the Nile River.
9. Ancient Roman medicines found on a sunken ship near Italy.
10. The Mariana Trench, the deepest place in the world's oceans, still holding many secrets and mysteries.
The video highlights the importance of underwater archaeology and the many discoveries that have been made in recent years, shedding light on human history and the natural world.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. In 2015, a Spanish galleon from the early 18th century was discovered near the coast of Colombia.
2. The galleon, called San Jose, was carrying a valuable cargo of gold, silver, and precious stones worth an estimated $17 billion.
3. The ship sank in 1708 after a military collision off the coast of Colombia, resulting in the loss of nearly 600 crew members.
4. The wreckage of the San Jose still lies at the bottom of the sea, with Colombia and Spain arguing over ownership of the treasure.
5. A lost city called Dwarka, also known as Krishna, was discovered off the coast of India, with several ancient structures still preserved at the bottom of the ocean.
6. Archaeologists believe that Dwarka was around 9,000 years old before it was swallowed up by water.
7. In 2015, an amateur diver discovered an old bottle with a cloudy liquid in the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Canada.
8. The bottle was found to contain beer brewed in the 19th century, with a strong taste of rotten eggs after a century at the bottom of the ocean.
9. An ancient settlement dating back to the Neolithic era was discovered off the coast of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea.
10. The settlement, which is around 8,000 years old, is considered one of the most thoroughly preserved prehistoric settlements.
11. A mysterious bottle with liquid was found in the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Canada, which was later discovered to be a 19th-century beer bottle.
12. An ancient Roman ship was discovered off the coast of Greece, which contained bronze and marble statues, as well as the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient computer used to calculate celestial movements.
13. A Phoenician ship was discovered off the coast of Turkey, which sank around 1400 BC and contained well-preserved cargo, including furniture, jewelry, and copper ingots.
14. The settlement of Atlit-Yam was discovered off the coast of Israel, which is believed to have been flooded by a tsunami around 8,000 years ago.
15. The icy finger of death, also known as a brynicle, is a natural phenomenon that forms under the ice of the ocean and can freeze living organisms on the ocean floor.
16. The ancient city of Heraklion was discovered off the coast of Egypt, which was a developed port city several hundred years BC.
17. The city was lost to the sea due to an earthquake and tsunami around the 8th century AD.
18. Archaeologists found 64 ancient ships in the flooded port of Heraklion, which is the largest cemetery of ancient ships in history.
19. Ancient Roman medicines were discovered on a shipwreck off the coast of Italy, which included well-preserved pills used to treat eye problems.
20. The Mariana Trench is the deepest place in the world's oceans, with a depth of around 11 kilometers.