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Archaeologists Discover Danish Warship Dannebroge Lost in the 1801 Battle of Copenhagen
For more than two centuries, it was a story told in books—of fire, chaos, and a warship that vanished in an explosion.Now, archaeologists have found it. The wreck of the Danish warship Dannebroge—destroyed during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801—has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen harbour, along with human remains and personal belongings…
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Second Crusader Sword Discovered Off Israel Coast Five Years After First Find
Five years after uncovering a barnacle-covered Crusader sword off the coast of Israel, diver Shlomi Katzin has returned to nearly the same location—and found another. The new find is already drawing attention from archaeologists, not just for its rarity, but for what it suggests about medieval activity along the region’s shoreline. A Chance Encounter Turns…
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Fishing Was Power: 3,200-Year-Old Greek Art Reveals Elite Status of Bronze Age Fishermen
For a long time, fishing in the Mycenaean world was treated as a peripheral activity—something practical, necessary, yet ultimately overshadowed by agriculture, animal husbandry, and the tightly controlled economies of palace centers. The absence of clear references in Linear B records seemed to reinforce that assumption, placing fishing firmly in the background of Bronze Age…
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A 600-Year-Old Giant Emerges from the Øresund: Europe’s Largest Cog Ship Ever Found
Marine archaeologists working off the coast of Copenhagen have identified a 600-year-old shipwreck as the largest medieval cog vessel ever discovered—a find that significantly recalibrates what historians understood about the scale of Northern European trade at the end of the Middle Ages. The wreck, known as Svælget 2, could carry up to 300 tons of…
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Costa Rica Shipwrecks Identified as Danish Slave Ships
Two shipwrecks off the coast of Costa Rica’s Cahuita National Park have been identified as the remains of Danish slave ships from the 18th century. This groundbreaking discovery not only reshapes maritime history but also connects the Afro-Costa Rican community to their roots, offering a fresh perspective on the region’s colonial past. Costa Rica Shipwrecks…