A Diver Stumbled Upon the Treasure of a Lifetime—and It May Lead to a Hidden Shipwreck.
He uncovered 30,000 coins ancient coins in remarkable condition. They had to have come from somewhere.
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Skeletal remains from Mary Rose shipwreck reveal insights on aging and handedness effects on collarbones
Recent research on skeletal remains from the Mary Rose, a Tudor warship under King Henry VIII, has uncovered fascinating insights into how bone chemistry varies with handedness and age, potentially advancing modern medical science...
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Shackleton’s lost ship ‘Endurance’ revealed in stunning detail with new 3D scans
The shipwreck of Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famed vessel from the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, has been unveiled in extraordinary detail thanks to newly released 3D scans...
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The wreck of the USS Stewart, a U.S. Navy destroyer known as the “Ghost Ship of the Pacific,” has been rediscovered nearly 80 years after it was intentionally sunk during a post-World War II naval exercise. The ship, which served both the U.S. and Japanese navies during the war, was located 3,500 feet below the ocean’s surface...
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Archaeologists explore Europe’s key Mesolithic site of Bouldnor Cliff
Archaeologists from the University of Warwick are embarking on an ambitious underwater expedition to explore the submerged Mesolithic site of Bouldnor Cliff, located in the Solent between the Isle of Wight and the southern coast of England...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/04/archaeologists-explore-mesolithic-site-of-bouldnor-cliff/
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Rare 16th-century brass trumpets discovered on shipwreck near Croatia
Archaeologists from the International Center for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar have discovered a treasure trove of rare and valuable brass trumpets. These artifacts, produced in the Dutch city of Leiden and Strasbourg, France, were found in a 16th-century shipwreck near Cape Kamenjak, Croatia...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/07/rare-brass-trumpets-on-shipwreck-near-croatia/
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