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  • Salvage of shipwreck in Yangtze River offers new evidentiary materials for ancient Maritime Silk Road

    12/09/2022 5:45:53 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 9 replies
    People's Daily ^ | Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | Cao Lingjuan, Wang Jue
    The Yangtze No. 2 Ancient Shipwreck, the largest wooden shipwreck discovered underwater in China to date, was recently lifted out of the waters off Hengsha Island in Shanghai's Chongming district.The 150-year-old "time capsule" carries rich historical information. It marks another milestone achievement in China's underwater archaeology and provides valuable evidentiary materials for the studies of China's maritime civilization and for the mutual exchanges among civilizations in ancient times.The Yangtze No. 2 Ancient Shipwreck is one of the largest and best-preserved wooden shipwrecks discovered underwater in China and even the world at large and carrying the richest cultural relics.Based on its...