Some of the artefacts discovered off the Devon coast
Posted on 04/01/2005 11:47:03 PM PST by nickcarraway
Divers have discovered a submerged hoard of Bronze Age artefacts off the Devon coast, it emerged today.
The haul, found off Salcombe and believed to have come from an ancient shipwreck, is being studied at the British Museum.
Some of the artefacts discovered off the Devon coast It includes swords and rapiers, an axe head, an adze, a cauldron handle and a gold bracelet, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said. The swords are among the earliest found in north-west Europe.
The artefacts were found by the South West Maritime Archaeology Group (SWMAG) while diving last summer in an area known as the Salcombe Cannon site, where they came across evidence of a far older wreck, said the MCA. The new finds date to around the 13th century BC.
Other Bronze Age artefacts were discovered earlier at the nearby Moor Sands wreck site and archaeologists are wondering if the new finds are from the same vessel, said the MCA.
The Bronze Age was a time of considerable trans-European trade in metals and some of the objects in the new find are of north French origin and of a type rare in this country.
English Heritage and the SWMAG are planning field research this year in a bid to answer some of the questions about the site where the artefacts were found.
Ping.
LOL! I've had that feeling myself--almost ended up going into marine biology before I switched career tracks. Underwater archaeology seems like a very rewarding field.
thanks Fedora. Added to the GGG catalog.
Devon Divers Find 3,000 Year Old Bronze Age Artefacts On Shipwreck Site
GNN (Government News Network) | 3-8-2005
Posted on 03/08/2005 3:32:45 PM PST by blam
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Spain is claiming this one also.
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