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CNN stresses it is generally confident it is the oldest shipwreck, while The Conversation warns conclusions need finesse and peer review.
Archaeologists say the wreck is up to 4,700 years old, dating to the Early Bronze Age.
The shipwreck found near Antalya’s Kekova Island, dated to roughly 4,400–4,700 years ago, sheds light on maritime trade in the eastern Mediterranean.