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Rare 16th-century shipwreck found at record depth in French waters: 'Remarkable discovery'
French officials recently announced the discovery of Camarat 4, the deepest shipwreck ever found in French waters. The site ...
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Exploration Mysteries: A 16th-Century Arctic Expedition Ends in Disaster
It’s 1553, and Sir Hugh Willoughby is leading three ships into uncharted arctic waters to search for the Northeast Passage -- ...
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16th-Century Shipwreck Found 1.5 Miles Deep off France’s Coast
Archaeologists have discovered a 16th-century merchant shipwreck 1.5 miles underwater off the coast of France, the deepest in ...
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16th-century compass unearthed in Poland may have belonged to Copernicus
The 16th-century find was unearthed in a network of underground ... geometry and astronomy. The Warmian Exploration Group, which announced the find in an Aug. 4 Facebook post, noted that this was the ...
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Uncover the Surprising History of Hilton Head Island’s 16th Century Capital
Throughout the 16th century, amid the fervor of exploration and conquest ... South Carolina and established the first European municipality. That settlement, known as San Miguel de Guadalupe ...