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A ship carrying stacks of ancient dishware sank off the coast of Turkey 2,100 years ago. Its ceramic cargo is still remarkably intact

More than 2,000 years ago, a ship full of fine tableware sank to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea after departing from ...
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Archaeologists say a sunken medieval wreck is the largest cargo ship of its kind ever found

A medieval cargo vessel resting on the seabed in Scandinavian waters has been identified by archaeologists as the largest cog-type ship ever discovered. Known as Svælget 2, the wreck exceeds all ...