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'Amazing' Norwegian shipwreck yields best-preserved Chinese porcelain cargo
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Key Points:
- Archaeologists discovered an 18th-century shipwreck in Norwegian waters with the best-preserved cargo of its kind ever found in Northern Europe, including large quantities of undamaged Chinese porcelain and luxury goods.
- The wreck lies about 1,970 feet deep in the Skagerrak Strait and contains artifacts such as chandeliers, goblets, bottles, barrels of grain, and crates possibly holding textiles, tea, herbs, and medicines.
- Researchers have not yet determined the ship's origin or destination, but clues like a brick stamped from a Lübeck brickworks suggest connections to England or Germany.
- The cargo, considered a luxury commodity in the mid-18th century, is now valued primarily as a protected cultural monument, with ongoing investigations expected to uncover more artifacts.
- The discovery was made by Espen Saastad, a watch designer and ROV operator, and is hailed as a significant find for public heritage and historical research.
