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Surprising discovery of Danish slave ships accommodates new particulars from archeologists

Editorial Board Published May 9, 2025
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Archaeologists are shedding mild on the astonishing identification of two 18th-century slave ships off the coast of Central America.

The 18th-century vessels have been shipwrecked in 1710, and archaeologists solely just lately found that the ships – lengthy believed to be pirate ships – have been used to move slaves.

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“When the ships were abandoned on the coast of present-day Costa Rica, almost all of the enslaved were released on the forested coast except for about 20 people, who were forced onboard smaller vessels heading for the nearby Spanish town of Portobello,” he mentioned.

Gregory added, “[Fridericus Quartus] was set on fire by its crew, while the other, Christianus Quintus, was set free from its moorings and soon after stranded on the coast.”

New particulars have been revealed about two just lately recognized slave ships. (Jakob Olling; Ana María Arenas Moreno)

The slaves – largely of West African origin – both assimilated into native communities or have been, sadly, recaptured, in accordance with East Carolina College. 

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Gregory additionally described his crew’s excavation as “minimal,” saying they solely searched some 21 sq. ft across the ship “specifically to obtain samples of the ship’s timber.”

“Almost all of the enslaved were released on the forested coast.” 

He added, “No human remains were encountered [or] disturbed during the excavation process.”

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Archaeologists have been in a position to date the ships due to dendrochronological know-how, discovering that the wooden got here from Northern Europe on the finish of the seventeenth century.

No human stays have been discovered on the excavation web site, mentioned a Nationwide Museum of Denmark archaeologist.  (Nationwide Museum of Denmark)

“The timbers originate in the western part of the Baltic Sea, an area that encompasses the northeastern German province of Mecklenburg, as well as Schleswig-Holstein, Denmark and Scania — and that the tree was cut down sometime during the years 1690-1695,” the Nationwide Museum of Denmark mentioned in an announcement.

“The wood is, moreover, charred and sooty, which confirms what historical sources say about one of the ships being set ablaze.”

Consultants recognized the shipwreck after testing its wooden, in addition to the clay bricks it carried. (John Fhær Engedal Nissen / Nationwide Museum of Denmark)

Divers additionally discovered yellow clay bricks and clay piping, which all instructed the ships had a Danish origin. 

Gregory beforehand mentioned in an announcement that the findings “fit perfectly” with historic accounts of the ships.

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“The analyses are very convincing and we no longer have any doubts that these are the wrecks of the two Danish slave ships,” the skilled noticed.

Nationwide Museum of Denmark marine archaeologist Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch described the venture as being “the craziest archaeological excavation I’ve yet been part of.”

Researchers discovered that the yellow clay bricks from the shipwreck got here from Denmark. (Jakob Olling; Nationwide Museum of Denmark)

“Not only because it matters greatly to the local population, but also because it’s one of the most dramatic shipwrecks in the history of Denmark, and now we know exactly where it happened,” he mentioned.

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“This provides two pieces that have been missing from the history of Denmark.”

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