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A Vast 18th-Century Warship Slipway Is Emerging from the Mud of an English River
At low tide on the Beaulieu River, volunteers are scraping away layers of dark mud from a structure that once carried Royal Navy warships into the water. When the tide rises, British Army divers continue the search below the surface. The excavation is taking place at Buckler’s Hard in Hampshire, one of Britain’s most important…
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Workers in Tallinn Uncover a 14th-Century Ship With a Rare Medieval Compass
A 14th-century ship uncovered beneath a construction site in Tallinn has turned an ordinary office project into one of northern Europe’s most revealing medieval maritime discoveries. The find was made at Lootsi Street 8, near Tallinn’s old harbor area, when workers digging foundations struck wooden remains about 1.5 meters below the surface. Archaeological monitoring stopped…