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Marine Archaeologists Locate Deepest Shipwreck Recorded in French Waters
Archaeology Magazine ^ | June 16, 2025 | editors / unattributed

Posted on 06/19/2025 11:31:15 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

During recent exercises by the French navy aimed at monitoring the country's underwater resources, a crew detected an abnormally large feature on the seafloor near Saint-Tropez. "The sonar detected something quite big, so we went back with the device's camera, then again with an underwater robot to snap high-quality images," said Arnaud Schaumasse, head of the French Ministry of Culture's underwater archaeology department. The AFP reports that an investigative marine team subsequently located the site of a well-preserved shipwreck, dubbed "Camarat 4," lying 1.5 miles beneath the surface -- the deepest wreck ever recorded in French waters. Researchers believe the wreck's remnants belong to an ill-fated sixteenth-century merchant ship that had set sail from northern Italy and went down off the southern coast of France. Around 200 jugs, 100 plates, six cannons, and two cauldrons were spotted among the vessel's cargo. Some of the jugs contained the monogram "IHS," the first three letters of the Greek name for Jesus, and were painted with floral and geometric patterns. This led archaeologists to conclude that the ship originated from the Italian region of Liguria.

(Excerpt) Read more at archaeology.org ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: ageofsail; france; godsgravesglyphs; italy; liguria

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Jugs with "IHS" monogram on the seafloor
Department of Underwater and Submarine Archaeological Research, French Ministry of Culture
Department of Underwater and Submarine Archaeological Research, French Ministry of Culture

1 posted on 06/19/2025 11:31:15 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 06/19/2025 11:31:46 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

What a beautiful display of everyday artifacts from our world’s past.


3 posted on 06/19/2025 11:55:21 PM PDT by Ciexyz (Prayers for America and Israel.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Maybe they will find a Titleist.


4 posted on 06/20/2025 2:59:55 AM PDT by Hyman Roth
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To: SunkenCiv

What fun archeologists will have when they find the wrecks of burned-out container ships full of electric vehicles on the ocean floor.


5 posted on 06/20/2025 4:36:28 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Hyman Roth

Not likely, Kramer made a hole in one.


6 posted on 06/20/2025 5:04:58 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: SunkenCiv

The bottom of the Mediterranean must look like a garage sale.............


7 posted on 06/20/2025 5:19:26 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: SunkenCiv

The bottom of the Mediterranean must look like a garage sale.............


8 posted on 06/20/2025 5:19:26 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Resolute Conservative

👍


9 posted on 06/20/2025 6:53:36 AM PDT by Hyman Roth
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