A centuries-old shipwreck was not too long ago present in an unlikely place in Spain: a former fish market.
The Barcelona Institute of Tradition (ICUB) stated the decayed ship was discovered within the former Mercat del Peix – which interprets to “fish market” – within the Catalan capital. Named Ciutadella I, the shipwreck was discovered between April 10 and April 15.
Found throughout building work, the ship dates again between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The invention displays Barcelona’s maritime historical past, stated ICUB.
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“Starting in 1439, with the construction of the first artificial docks, the dynamics of the coastline were altered, and the sandbar known as the Tasca, which had protected the city for centuries, disappeared,” stated the group’s assertion, which was translated from Catalan to English.
“The combination of coastal drift, the mouth of the Besòs River, and storms caused a rapid advance of the beach, covering ancient marine spaces.”
Archaeologists in Spain not too long ago found the remnants of a shipwreck under a historic space of Barcelona. (Barcelona Institute of Tradition (ICUB))
ICUB additionally famous that ship’s foremost construction – a “skeleton” measuring 32 toes in size and almost 10 toes in width – additionally consisted of 30 curved wooded frames.
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“At least seven stakes of the hull [were also found],” stated the assertion.
“The planks are nailed to the frames with circular-section wooden pegs, a type of wooden nail used to join the pieces.”
The shipwreck dates again to the fifteenth or sixteenth centuries, based on archaeologists. (Barcelona Institute of Tradition (ICUB))
“Two longitudinal pieces – palmellars or saws – fixed with iron nails are also preserved,” ICUB famous.
“This system, known as skeleton construction, was common in the medieval Mediterranean and spread throughout Europe from the mid-15th century.”
Researchers are at present finding out natural stays discovered close to the shipwreck, which embrace hazelnut seeds and entire pine cones, and “could have a chronology similar to that of the vessel.”
Pine cones, suspected to this point again a whole bunch of years, had been additionally discovered on the Barcelona excavation web site. (Barcelona Institute of Tradition (ICUB))
But ICUB additionally cautioned that the ship’s stays “are in a very fragile state of preservation” in the intervening time.
The ship’s survival is taken into account a miracle, as wooden deteriorates simply.
The shipwreck can be transported to a facility the place its wooden can be desalinated, with a view to protect it.
“Although wood is a common material in historical shipbuilding, it only preserves in very specific environments, such as aquatic ones, and deteriorates rapidly when exposed to air,” the federal government company famous.
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“The waterlogged wood is extremely sensitive, and to prevent it from drying out and degrading, it has been partially covered with the original sand that surrounded it,” the assertion added.
“The Archaeology Service of Barcelona, with advice from the Museum of Archaeology of Catalonia – Centre for Underwater Archaeology of Catalonia (CASC) – is working to ensure the proper documentation and preservation of the structure.”
Archaeologists are within the means of rigorously preserving the wooden, which is extraordinarily delicate after being unearthed. (Barcelona Institute of Tradition (ICUB))
Archaeologists plan to conduct further work – together with 3D documentation, marking, sampling, and making ready to maneuver the ship in water-filled containers.
The shipwreck can be transported to a facility the place its wooden can be desalinated, with a view to protect it.
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“This treatment is essential to preserve both the physical structure of the ship and its archaeological value, as it constitutes a unique source of knowledge about navigation and shipbuilding techniques used in 15th and 16th century Barcelona,” ICUB’s press launch concluded.
