| Season 1 - Before The Egyptians Japan - Show #9  One of the greatest discoveries in the history of archaeology was made
off the Ryukyu Islands in the westernmost region of Japan. There, spread over an amazing 311 miles on the ocean floor, are the well-preserved remains of an ancient city or, at the very least, a number of closely related sites.
These clusters of islands were once part of a vast trading network extending between Japan, China and
Java throughout the late prehistoric time (circa 8000BC). Scattered at a depth of approximately 5 to 25
metres are sharp-edged limestone platforms and stone concentrations resembling coastal terraces. |