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Archaeologists make sensational ship find in Denmark
« on: June 27, 2018, 04:58:01 pm »
Archaeologists make sensational ship find in Denmark
6/22/2018 08:00:00 PM 

In connection with a building project for PensionDanmark on the coast near Køge, archaeologists from Museum Sydøstdanmark have discovered the wreck of an ancient ship.

 
The wreck was found on what is now dry land, but old maps show that until 1900 this was underwater.

The newly-discovered ship is estimated to be around 500 years old and it has already yielded a number of surprises. Constructed from oak timbers, in its heyday it was just over 16 metres long and 7 metres wide.

Read more at https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2018/06/archaeologists-make-sensational-ship.html#Q6Hb3YVq5Kwm7UvA.99