7/21/18 Report - Exploring Sunken Swedish Warship. Hundreds of Years of Artifacts From Canals. H L Hunley.

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.

Source: See ScienceNordic link below.

Cannons, hand grenades, and up to a thousand soldiers were on board the large Swedish warship when it exploded in the Baltic Sea, 454years ago.

The ship, known as Mars, belonged to the Swedish navy and was one of Northern Europe’s largest and most feared naval vessels used in the Northern Seven Years’ War.

The remains were discovered at the bottom of the Baltic Sea in 2011, near to the Swedish island of Öland.,,

“This year, we have come closer to the people aboard. We found more skeletal parts, including a femur with trauma around the knee which we believe to stem  from a sharp-edged weapon,” says maritime archaeologist Rolf Fabricius Warming, who is one of the researchers involved in the investigation.

“We also found large guns and a hand grenade. We can see from the wreckage that it was a very intense and tough battle. Between 800 and 1,000 men were on board. That is comparable to the population of an entire medium-sized town at the time. Most of them died in the explosion or when the ship sank into the watery depths,” he says.

Researchers had previously discovered silver treasure among the Mars wreckage...

This shipwreck is nicely preservered in the cold Baltic Sea.

Here is the link for more information and pictures.

http://sciencenordic.com/archaeologists-reveal-new-finds-legendary-swedish-warship

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Coins, bones, toys and weapons are among the hundreds of thousands of artifacts recently surfaced from the canals of Amsterdam. Meticulously catalogued by location and organized by age, these finds span the Dutch capital’s 800-year history. Their rediscovery and display was made possible by a massive excavation project being undertaken to create a new metro line through the city, carefully orchestrated to operate alongside an unprecedented archeological dig.

The associated website, book and documentary set titled Below the Surface has been years in the making. This project catalogues everything from bits of ceramic, metal and glass to fully intact artifacts. Some finds predate the city’s founding — there are medieval coins and even pieces of sharpened stone from as far back as 4,300 BCE.

“Rivers in cities are unlikely archaeological sites,” explain the organizers and curators of the project. “It is not often that a riverbed, let alone one in the middle of a city, is pumped dry and can be systematically examined. The excavations in the Amstel yielded a deluge of finds.” The resulting website is an amazing interactive museum, allowing visitors to dynamically connect various artifacts by type, material and time period...

Here is the link to read more about that project.

https://99percentinvisible.org/article/metro-archeology-explore-700000-artifacts-uncovered-in-dutch-canal-excavation/

Thanks to GoldNugget for sending me that link.

Here is the link to the searchable database.

https://belowthesurface.amsterdam/

This is a great project with a database of easily searchable artifact photos.  The best I've seen.  Take a look.  I think you'll be amazed.

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H L Hunley in Conservation.
Source: See SavannahNow link below.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Scientists studying the world’s first submarine to sink an enemy ship said Wednesday that the doomed Confederate crew did not release an emergency mechanism that could have helped the vessel surface quickly.

The 1,000 pounds (454 kilograms) of what are called keel blocks would typically keep the H.L. Hunley upright, but also could be released with three levers, allowing the sub to surface quickly in an emergency, said archaeologist Michael Scafuri, who has worked on the submarine for 18 years.

Scientists who removed the century of corrosion, silt and shells from the submarine found the levers all locked in their regular position, Scafuri said...

Here is that link.

http://www.savannahnow.com/news/20180718/clues-to-confederate-mystery-subs-crew-never-dumped-weight

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There are no tropical storms to watch right now.  The surf is running around two feet and will increase about a foot in a couple of days.  The tides have moderated.

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