Located in the southern Peloponnesian peninsula, Pavlopetri (the modern name of the site) emerged as a Neolithic settlement around 3500 B.C. and became an important trading center for Mycenaean Greece (1650 - 1180 B.C.). This area of the Aegean Sea is【C1】_____to earthquakes and tsunamis, which caused the city to【C2】__sink. The slow sea level rise in the Mediterranean【C3】_____the city more than 3 000 years ago.

For millennia, the city’s【C4】_____lay unseen below some 13 feet of water. They were covered by a thick layer of sand【C5】__the island of Laconia. In recent decades, shifting【C6】__and climate change have eroded a natural barrier that【C7】__Pavlopetri. In 1967 a scientific survey of the Peloponnesian coast was【C8】__data to analyze changes in sea levels【C9】__British oceanographer Nicholas Flemming first spotted the sunken【C10】__. A year later, he returned with a few students to【C11】__the location and map the site. The team identified some 15 buildings, courtyards, a network of streets, and two chamber tombs.【C12】__the exciting initial finds, the site would lie【C13】_____for decades before archaeologists would return.

In 2009 archaeologists Chrysanthi Gallou and Jon Henderson【C14】_____the excavation of Pavlopetri in cooperation with the Greek Ministry of Culture. Since the 1960s, underwater archaeology【C15】__and tools had made huge advances. The team【C16】__robotics, sonar mapping, and state-of-the-art graphics to survey the site. From 2009 to 2013 they were able to bring the underwater town to【C17】__. Covering about two and a half acres, Pavlopetri’s three main roads【C18】__some 50 rectangular buildings, all of which had open courtyards. Excavations revealed a large number of Minoan-style loom weights,【C19】__Pavlopetri was a thriving trade center with a【C20】_____textile industry.

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