The discovery was made in an ancient shipwreck in the Dor Lagoon near the Carmel Coast, where archaeologists recovered nine pieces of unprocessed iron known as “blooms. ” Researchers from the University of Haifa said Wednesday that an underwater excavation off Israel’s northern Mediterranean coast uncovered what they described as the earliest known cargo of raw iron transported by ship, dating back around 2,600 years, Xinhua reported.

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Treasured exhibits have reportedly been moved to safety at Florence's world-famous Uffizi Gallery following a cyberattack earlier this year. According to a report published on Friday in the Corriere della Sera daily, the unknown perpetrators have already attempted to use the stolen data to extort money from the museum in northern Italy.