Wrecks from sunken ships often provide a clue to understanding ancient cultures. Today,
approximately 85% of all trade is carried out by sea, and in the ancient world this
percentage was even higher. However, these ships transported not only material values,
but also culture, and you can trace not only trade routes, but also the real history. Those
treasures that have been discovered are subject to modern laws. More "modern" wrecks, such
as the Spanish treasure caravels and gold rush naval vessels of the 18th and 19th centuries,
can be claimed as the cultural heritage of the successor to the sunken ship. However,
most ancient shipwrecks in international waters do not have one and are therefore considered
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The very first coins of Southeast Asia In 1998, a diver near Indonesia accidentally
discovered the remains of an ancient Arab ship, the dhow. Thanks to this find, scientists
gained new knowledge about the early trade routes. In subsequent years, archaeologists
raised from the bottom about 60 thousand undamaged ceramic objects with a total weight of 25
tons. The finds testify to the longest sea route
that mankind used even before European expansion in the 17th century. In addition, archaeologists
have also found a single golden piloncito in the wreckage. Piloncito - in Spanish means
"light weight". It is the earliest form of precious metal currency in the islands of
Southeast Asia. These small engraved coins, composed of locally
produced metal, weighed between 0.5 and 3 grams of high quality gold. Since the coin
almost certainly comes from Indonesia, this discovery tells of the early trade routes
along the Silk Road that connected the Indonesian kingdoms and the early Arab states.
Heavy machinery from ancient times Ancient societies had access to high technology,
and as an example to support this assumption, we recall today an interesting gold object
that was discovered in Panama in the 1920s. At first, the object known as the "bulldozer"
or zoomorphic pendant from Panama attracted very little attention. It has been hailed
as nothing more than another jaguar model. However, it was soon suggested that this might
be a design for a heavy construction machine, such as a steam shovel-like excavator.
Suppose for a moment that the object is an animal. But why is it so flat and angular?
The jaguar's tail appears to be exceptionally strong and has two large cogwheels at the
end. This artifact is only four and a half inches
long, however it is covered with various mechanical devices.
This "prehistoric" machine, with claws and legs ("shovels") and a chain mechanism attached
to cogwheels at its end, - if built on a large scale - could be used as an earthmoving excavator.
Was this zoomorphic pendant from Panama created as a reminder of what the ancients once saw?
Piltdown fly If you look closely at the piece of Baltic
amber in this photo, you can see a perfectly preserved fly inside. This specimen is kept
in the London Natural History Museum. It is dated to the Eocene (about 38 million years)
and is an absolutely unique fossil - not only because there is no other such find, but also
because there are very few fossilized flies in general: insects are rather poorly preserved.
Many microscopes use incandescent light bulbs in their lighting systems, and some metal
parts of the instrument get hot enough over long hours to fry eggs. As a rule, such parts
are more dangerous for the scientists themselves than for their stone objects of study, but
not in the case of amber ... The priceless specimen is cracked. Frustrated and frightened,
the researcher began to examine the crack and noticed a strange feature: the crack was
too smooth. Upon further study, it turned out that a piece of amber consisted of two
parts glued with resin, in the cavity between which a completely modern fly was laid. The
story made it to the press and the pseudo-fossil was quickly dubbed the "Piltdown fly," after
the Piltdown Man, another famous fossil (hominid fossil) fake of the early 20th century.
Who faked the fly remains a mystery: The Piltdown fly has been fooling scientists for nearly
150 years, more than any other fake fossil in the history of science.
Ship from the flotilla of Peter I One unusual find was made during the construction
of the Nord Stream or Nord Stream gas pipeline, which haunts many countries. The discovered
ship turned out to be a military transport ship from the flotilla of Peter I, which lay
at the bottom of the Gulf of Finland. When investigating the object, underwater
archaeologists from St. Petersburg determined that the ship was built in 1710 and was a
military ship of the "tjalk" type made according to Dutch drawings.
According to the researchers of the deep sea, this ship was one of the fleet commanded by
the Emperor of All Russia Peter I, when he went to Finland in 1713 with the aim of conquering
it. According to underwater archaeologists, the
wreckage of the warship is located at a depth of 54 meters, in the place where the pipeline
should come to the surface. Its length is 17 m and lies on an even keel. The hull is
badly damaged, the stern is practically absent, as are the planks. Most of the deck is missing.
Inside the wreckage of the ship, archaeologists found valuable cargo and items of ship utensils,
as well as glass decanters of English production. Also, while exploring the area for the presence
of items belonging to the vessel, the divers found 4 more unknown vessels. According to
archaeologists, other discovered vessels belong to the 19th, possibly the beginning of the
20th century. But, as representatives of the search engines
said, these ships are less valuable as the ship of Peter I, because the "tyalk" is the
ship that shows the history of the transition of shipbuilding in the Russian Empire. Therefore,
representatives of the search engines, together with representatives of the Nord Stream project,
are preparing a plan for lifting the ship to the surface.
Cookware with 300 years of history On the sea voyage - with your own set. Apparently,
three hundred years ago they had no idea about traveling light. Moreover, only a wealthy
person could afford to grab a couple of extra plates. And he did.
The found items have several identification marks: three hallmarks, the inscription “HENRICH
LEFRENSEN” and the date - 1694. Two hallmarks indicate the material - tin, and the third
- the coat of arms, more precisely, a small circle in which, if you look closely, you
can see the image of a two-headed eagle. But this is not the coat of arms of Russia, as
many might think. The two-headed eagle, rather, speaks of Austrian
origin. Judging by the surviving lists of passengers, the dishes belonged to a wealthy
Caesarian (Austrian) named Hitler. In the wreckage of a merchant ship, only three
plates and three spoons were found for different types of dishes. Probably, the owner carried
the entire set with him, but it was not possible to establish exactly how many details were
there. The Archangel Raphael belonged to the Dutch
merchant Hermann Meyer. In October 1724, the ship sailed from St. Petersburg to Lubeck.
According to the declaration of the port customs, it transported a minor cargo: lard, matting,
linen yarn and linen. A month and a half later, the sailboat got into freeze-up, was abandoned
by the crew and crushed by the ice.
Corsican Treasure from Lava Bay This treasure is considered one of the most
important archaeological finds. It provides unique evidence of Roman imperial coinage.
The detective story has been dragging on for several decades. The first coins from this
hoard were found in the late 50s near the southern coast of Corsica in the Bay of Lava.
Then the aureas and large gold medallions were secretly sold to private collectors.
In 1986, three local divers discovered hundreds more of the highest quality Roman gold coins
dating from the late 3rd century AD. The Corsicans dived after them several times and then sold
them on the black market, claiming that the coins were their inheritance.
This case came to the attention of the police: divers began to spend a lot suspiciously.
The French government has declared that this submerged treasure is a maritime cultural
property and belongs to the state. They confiscated any remaining coins and arrested the divers,
along with five other related individuals. To this day, France is trying to recover the
treasures that divers managed to sell. In 2005, five more people were arrested in Paris,
and items worth up to 2 million euros were seized from them, including a gold cup, which
is now in the Historical Museum of Marseille. This treasure, consisting of the coins of
Gallienus, Claudius II, Quintilla and Aurelian, is evidence of a turbulent period in the history
of Rome. There are a lot of counterfeits among the famous coins of these emperors, so the
historical value of even a partially preserved treasure is very high. Now in museums there
are 450 coins from the hoard, researchers suggest that the hoard contained at least
1400 coins. In addition, the French Department of Underwater
Archaeological Research reports that the 30-kilogram gold statue - one of the "greatest treasures
of Roman antiquity", has been cut up and resold by smugglers.
The oldest doorknobs Many artifacts have been discovered in different
parts of the world that, given the current paradigms, seem inconvenient for modern archaeologists.
While iron pots, bronze vases, and even ancient wheel prints are usually not much of a problem,
there are several artifacts that have been discovered suspiciously deep in the ground.
Sometimes so much that they were covered with carbon.
Unfortunately, due to the ambiguous nature of such finds, many of them were not taken
into account before they were thoroughly investigated. Another interesting item of this kind was
recently featured on the American Mystery History Channel. And according to the author,
the age of the brass handles he presented is as much as 300 million years!
Although modern society has been taught that human civilization is now at its peak, many
of the tools and technologies that we now consider to be our first achievements could
have been discovered unimaginably long ago. It turns out that several brass doorknobs
glued to a small coal seam date back 300 million years ago. If the tests for this finding are
indeed correct, this could mean that humans have existed on Earth for much longer than
scientists say. The objects found may not even belong to people, but, for example, to
a lost civilization that preceded the human era.
However, very often the dating of carbon C14 can give incorrect results, and the excavated
objects may actually be from the 19th or 20th century.
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