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Portuguese 400 year old shipwreck found off Cascais
Portuguese 400 year old shipwreck found off Cascais
24 September 2018
Archaeologists have found a 400-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Portugal, in what one specialist called the "discovery of a decade".
Spices, ceramics and cannons engraved with Portugal's coat of arms all lie around the wreck, found near Cascais, close to the capital Lisbon.
The team believe the ship was returning from India when it sank sometime between 1575 and 1625. ... This was at the height of Portugal's spice trade with Asia.
At a depth of 12m (40ft) the wreck was very well preserved, project director Jorge Freire told Reuters news agency. ... "From a heritage perspective, this is the discovery of the decade," he said, calling it "the most important find of all time" for the country.
24 September 2018
Archaeologists have found a 400-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Portugal, in what one specialist called the "discovery of a decade".
Spices, ceramics and cannons engraved with Portugal's coat of arms all lie around the wreck, found near Cascais, close to the capital Lisbon.
The team believe the ship was returning from India when it sank sometime between 1575 and 1625. ... This was at the height of Portugal's spice trade with Asia.
At a depth of 12m (40ft) the wreck was very well preserved, project director Jorge Freire told Reuters news agency. ... "From a heritage perspective, this is the discovery of the decade," he said, calling it "the most important find of all time" for the country.
