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Discovered over 40 years ago just off the coast of Greece, Pavlopetri is the oldest submerged city in the world. Now, 91Èȱ¬ Two is to follow the first team of experts to have been given permission to excavate the site, eager to discover exactly what lies beneath the waves.

The team, led by underwater archaeologist Dr Jon Henderson, will use the latest in cutting-edge science and technology to prise age-old secrets from the complex of streets and stone buildings that lie less than five metres below the surface.

State-of-the-art CGI will help to raise these secrets from the seabed revealing, for the first time in 3,500 years, how the mighty city of Pavlopetri once looked and operated.

Janice Hadlow, Controller, 91Èȱ¬ Two, says: "The future of archaeology is under the water and we are now armed with the technology to unlock the countless fascinating secrets the sea is yet to yield up to us.

"I'm delighted to be able to bring to life for 91Èȱ¬ Two viewers the story of Pavlopetri, a world left preserved and untouched for thousands of years."

Working alongside the University of Nottingham's Jon Henderson on this ground-breaking project will be Nic Flemming, the man whose hunch led to the intriguing discovery of Pavlopetri in 1967, and teams from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and the Australian Centre for Field Robotics.

Pavlopetri – The City Beneath The Waves is being made by 91Èȱ¬ Productions. It will be shown next year on 91Èȱ¬ Two. The executive producer is Gary Hunter.

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