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17th or 18th Century Shipwreck Discovered During German Island Construction
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17th or 18th Century Shipwreck Discovered During German Island Construction

From SME · () Slovak

Translated from Slovak, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Construction workers discovered the remains of a wooden ship, likely from the 17th or 18th century, while laying electrical cables on the German island of Norderney.
  • The find, believed to be a Dutch vessel approximately 15 meters long and five meters wide, has temporarily halted the energy project.
  • Archaeologists are excited by the discovery, as few shipwrecks from this period have been found and documented along the Lower Saxony coast.

Workers laying electrical cables on the German island of Norderney have unearthed the remains of a wooden ship dating back to the 17th or 18th century. The discovery, made during an energy project, has led to a temporary halt in construction.

The vessel is thought to be a Dutch ship, measuring about 15 meters in length and five meters in width. Archaeologists are particularly enthusiastic about the find, noting that such discoveries are rare along the coast of Lower Saxony. "This find is extremely exciting, as only a few shipwrecks from this period have been found and documented along the coast of Lower Saxony," said Sonja König, head of the archaeological service for Ostfriesische Landschaft.

Archaeologists plan to conduct a more detailed examination of the shipwreck. Parts of the visible structure have already been secured and moved to a storage facility. The company operating the transmission grid, Amprion, stated that further remains are expected to be found beneath the sand and will be left in situ for now.

This find is extremely exciting, as only a few shipwrecks from this period have been found and documented along the coast of Lower Saxony.

— Sonja KönigHead of the archaeological service for Ostfriesische Landschaft, commenting on the significance of the discovery.
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