A new discovery of the past has been found by the archaeologists. The discovery was a medieval ship from a Dutch riverbed where this piece of history had lain beneath for half a millennium and no one had noticed it until now.
The ship was discovered by some construction workers during an underwater investigation whilst preparing to excavate the port. The vessel is believed to have been a trading ship, used to sail the Baltic and North Seas. The wreck was Built with metal joints, and is strudier than a lot of other contemporany finds.
They encased the ship, that is so big (20-metre by 8-metre) in a specially constructed metal frame, raising all 40 tons from the water with the help of experienced divers, and the delicate remains will be kept at the Newell and Heritage Centre in a specially designed station keeping it wet at all times.
Source: www.ondemandnews.com
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