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  • Ancient shipwreck dating back at least 2,600 years is raised from waters off Spain

    12/30/2024 8:08:10 AM PST · by SunkenCiv · 10 replies
    CBS News ^ | December 24, 2024 | Emily Mae Czachor
    Spanish archaeologists have successfully removed a 2,600-year-old shipwreck from waters off the country's southeastern coast...It was discovered in 1994 off the coast of Murcia in southeastern Spain, near the town of Mazarrón, according to Spain's Ministry of Culture.Now called the Mazarrón II, this shipwreck was one of two located in that same general area. The first, called Mazarrón I, was initially located in 1993, lifted from the water in June 1995, and put on display at Spain's National Museum of Underwater Archaeology in 2005 after undergoing years of conservation treatments, the museum said.Mazarrón II is of particular interest to archaeologists...