Pavlopetri

Pavlopetri is an archaeologial site in Vatika Bay, off the coast of southern Laconia in Peloponnese, Greece [1]. Pavlopetri is unique in having an almost complete town plan, including streets, buildings, and tombs [1]. The existence of submerged walls at the site was first noted in 1904 by the geologist Fokion Negris but little was reported of their extent or state of preservation [1]. Originally, the ruins were dated to the Mycenaean period, 1600–1100 BCE but later studies showed a much earlier occupation dating back to 3500 BCE, so it also includes artifacts from the Final Neolithic Age, Chalcolithic Age, Bronze Age, and middle Minoan and transitional material [1]. It is now believed that the town was submerged around 1000 BCE by the first of three earthquakes that the area suffered [1]. The city has at least 15 buildings submerged in 3 to 4 metres of water [1].