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Shrimp fishers catch pristine 17th century wooden head
DutchNews.nl ^
| August 3, 2022
| unattributed
Posted on 08/08/2022 7:26:12 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
A crew of shrimp fishermen made an unusual catch earlier this week when they pulled up a 17th century wooden head which may have formed part of the adornments of a large ship. The fisherman caught the head, which is in pristine condition, in their nets when fishing off the coast of the Wadden island of Texel on Monday morning. Crew member Victor Ayal put the find on Twitter, sparking a lively discussion about its possible origin, from the work of Vikings to that of Northern European shipbuilders. However, according to archaeologist Michiel Bartels, the head most likely dates from the 17th century. One of the clues is the man’s Frygian hat which became a symbol of freedom during the 80 Years’ War. ‘In the 17th century the Dutch depicted the freedom fighters of the time wearing this type of hat as a sign of regaining their independence from Spain,’ he told local paper the Leeuwarder Courant. The head is made of oak, a very sturdy material, but prone to being eaten by shipworm which proliferate in the Wadden Sea. ‘They could have devoured this head within two years but it was stuck in the sea floor and they couldn’t get to it, Bartels said. The fishermen, who christened the head ‘Barry’ for unknown reasons, have said the site may yield more finds. ‘We could find an entire ship, who knows,’ Ayal said.
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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: ageofsail; europe; godsgravesglyphs; history; iylm; navigation
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:26:12 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:26:36 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(See, even in the 17th century, they had head.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:28:00 AM PDT
by
PGR88
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:28:30 AM PDT
by
Leep
(Hillary will NEVER be president! 😁)
To: SunkenCiv
They put a doggie in a hat for a wooden vessel?
If not that if one special looking woman ...
Or maybe the Dutch are a little different than I have suspected.
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:29:57 AM PDT
by
texas booster
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To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:31:29 AM PDT
by
ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
To: SunkenCiv
Certainly not Viking, with those lapels. Looks like a peacoat. How do they know it is even very old?
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:32:57 AM PDT
by
ecomcon
To: ought-six
I agree, it is pretty cool.
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:34:34 AM PDT
by
ecomcon
To: SunkenCiv
Oh my...one crazy dude...
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:35:08 AM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
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To: SunkenCiv
Those eyes are following me around the room!😮
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:35:12 AM PDT
by
telescope115
(Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
To: SunkenCiv
Very cool, if it shows up on Ebay I would drop a few bids on it.
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:35:14 AM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: SunkenCiv
Wait until that guy reanimates and goes all Sinbad on somebody.
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:35:54 AM PDT
by
HYPOCRACY
(This is the dystopian future we've been waiting for!)
To: SunkenCiv
Friggin’ Frygians friggin’ in the riggin’.....................agin’.....
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:36:20 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Fred Nerks
There they go yet again, disturbing your ancient wood sculpture work from a former life!
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:37:32 AM PDT
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Candor7
(ObamaFascism:https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:38:08 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: texas booster
An ancient transgender dutch ship carving?
Dump it back in the sea!
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:39:42 AM PDT
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Candor7
(ObamaFascism:https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
To: SunkenCiv
White privileged, wood head carving survived being eaten my shipworms. Probably made out of white oak too.
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:43:11 AM PDT
by
shotgun
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:43:20 AM PDT
by
caver
To: Abathar
Then shipping would kill you.
To: SunkenCiv
Thank you for another posting that delights & informs.
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posted on
08/08/2022 7:49:29 AM PDT
by
JayGalt
(For evil men to accomplish their purpose it is only necessary that good men should do nothing.”)
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