Among these repairs is a complex dovetail joint, a technique that has not been previously documented in other medieval shipwrecks found in the region. Researchers document the preserved ship timbers hidden within a medieval cellar ceiling in Konstanz,...

Divers find a millennium‑old Byzantine shipwreck treasure of gold in the Mediterranean, revealing a hidden ancient hoard. A Byzantine merchant vessel discovered off Croatia’s island of Mljet has yielded the most extensive assemblage of gold artefacts...

reliquary in Menorca’s medieval ’Cove of Mysteries’, sparking fresh intrigue. Archaeologists have uncovered three medieval shipwrecks lying side‑by‑side in Menorca’s “Cove of Mysteries,” a silent underwater graveyard where the vessels have remained...

Archaeologists have discovered a unique medieval shipwreck containing rare artifacts like combs, rosary beads, and a brick hearth, unlike any seen before. Maritime archaeologists working near Copenhagen have uncovered the remnants of a massive medieval...

A 13th-century ship’s hull has been unearthed during a cellar renovation in Germany, revealing an extraordinary and long-hidden medieval archaeological find. Archaeologists working in a cellar in Konstanz, Germany, have uncovered a discovery of...

Investigators are unravelling the mystery behind a massive Northern European shipwreck where the crew vanished, leaving their belongings and rats behind. Construction workers in Tallinn, Estonia, were clearing ground for a new office development on...

Lootsi cog. Image credit: Estonian Maritime Museum The Lootsi cog, as it has come to be known, is one of the largest medieval shipwrecks recovered in Europe in the past century. Engineers spent three months preparing and 13 hours transporting the ship,...

Scientists apply genetic sequencing to the Shroud of Turin’s linen fibers, revealing preserved biological traces and a new way to study its material history. A team of molecular biologists and archaeometrists applied cutting‑edge metagenomic sequencing...