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Perfectly Preserved Ancient Shipwreck Found in the
Baltic Sea with Guns Ready to Fire
By Yasemin Saplakoglu, Staff Writer | July 24, 2019 01:33pm ET
An incredibly well-preserved ancient shipwreck has been
uncovered in the Baltic Sea.
Though it likely dates back to 500 to 600 years ago, "it's
almost like it sank yesterday," Rodrigo Pacheco-Ruiz, a maritime
archeologist with the survey specialists MMT, said in a
statement. The ship was first discovered using sonar - which
uses sound waves to detect objects - by the Swedish Maritime
Administration back in 2009.
But Pacheco-Ruiz and his team, in collaboration with the
Centre for Maritime Archeology at the University of Southampton
in England, recently led an archeological survey of the wreck
using underwater robots.
The survey revealed that the ship likely dates to the 15th
to early 16th centuries. Though it looks tattered, it is still largely
intact. The masts of the ship were still in place and the hull is
complete. On the main deck, leaning against the main mast,
the scientists found a small boat that was likely used to transport
the crew to and from the ship. They also found swivel guns on
the main deck, some still neatly packed away in gun ports.
Two swivel guns were still aimed in the firing position, The
Independent reported.
"This ship is contemporary to the times of Christopher
Columbus and Leonardo Da Vinci, yet it demonstrates a
remarkable level of preservation after five hundred years at
the bottom of the sea," Pacheco-Ruiz said. It's very wellpreserved due to the cold, slightly salty waters of the Baltic
Sea, he added.
(Adaptado de < https://www.livescience.com/66011-ancientshipwreck-baltic-sea.html > Acesso em 04/08/2019)
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