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A shipwreck found off England’s south coast has finally been identified after nearly 30 years of research. Archaeologist...
06/23/2026

A shipwreck found off England’s south coast has finally been identified after nearly 30 years of research. Archaeologists now believe the vessel was the Dom van Keulen, a Dutch merchant ship carrying thousands of Moroccan gold coins when it sank in 1633.
The wreck lies near Salcombe in Devon. Divers first found the site in 1995, recovering more than 400 gold coins from the seabed. For decades, experts worked to learn the ship’s identity and trace its final voyage.

New research published in the book From Morocco to the Coast of England: The Story of the Dom van Keulen and its Remarkable Cargo links the wreck to a Dutch trading vessel sailing from Morocco to the Netherlands in the autumn of 1633.

Historian Ian Friel examined records preserved in the National Archives. The documents describe a ship named Dom van Keulen encountering severe storms during its journey north. The vessel sprang a leak and eventually sank near the English coast. Records show the entire crew survived.
The cargo offers a rare look at trade between North Africa and northern Europe during the seventeenth century. Historical sources show the ship carried 150 bags of gum arabic, 64 bags of saltpeter, 320 goat skins, and about 9,000 Barbary ducats, gold coins minted in Morocco.

Researchers believe salvagers recovered much of the cargo shortly after the sinking. Hundreds of gold coins remained underwater for more than three centuries before divers found them.
The coins came from Morocco’s Atlantic trade network, which handled large amounts of West African gold. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Dutch merchants exchanged manufactured goods for gold and other products from North Africa. Imported gold played an important role in the Dutch economy and helped supply mints producing coins used across international trade routes.

Many finds from the wreck are now held by the British Museum. Alongside the gold coins, archaeologists recovered jewelry, pottery, a pewter bowl and spoon, a stamp seal, a fish-shaped sounding weight, and a gold finger nugget.

Little information survives about the ship’s appearance. No known paintings of the vessel exist. Archaeological work shows the wreck site stretches about 30 meters across the seabed at a depth of roughly 18 meters. Cannons, anchors, and scattered cargo still rest on the site.
The book places the ship within the wider history of the Sa’dian Sharif dynasty, which ruled Morocco during the voyage. The cargo reflects strong trade links connecting Morocco, the Dutch Republic, and England during a period of growing maritime commerce.

The wreck is protected under British law and managed by Historic England. Only licensed divers are allowed to visit the site. Local authorities and maritime groups monitor the area to prevent damage and illegal recovery of artifacts.

What began with a handful of gold coins on the seabed has grown into the story of a lost trading ship, a dangerous voyage, and a trading network that stretched from West Africa to northern Europe. The identification of the Dom van Keulen brings a long-running archaeological mystery much closer to an answer.

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica in southwestern Bulgaria have uncovered part of a marble ...
06/22/2026

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica in southwestern Bulgaria have uncovered part of a marble statue that could represent Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting.
The fragment was found during ongoing excavations near the town of Petrich. Led by Professor Ludmil Vagalinski of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the team uncovered the lower portion of a marble figure, including its feet and base, in front of an ancient temple dedicated to Heracles.

Despite the statue’s location, researchers do not think the figure depicts Heracles. Attention quickly turned to Artemis after archaeologists examined the footwear. The figure appears to wear hunter-style sandals, a feature commonly associated with images of the goddess in Greek art.

Artemis held an important place in the ancient Middle Struma region, where Heraclea Sintica was located. Evidence from previous archaeological work shows her cult was widely known in the area. For researchers, this local connection strengthens the case for identifying the figure as Artemis.
The surviving fragment suggests the original sculpture stood at roughly life size. Archaeologists are now revisiting another find from the site, a marble head uncovered several years ago. Both pieces came from the same general area, raising the possibility that they once formed a single statue.

Researchers will compare the dimensions and artistic details of the fragments before drawing any conclusions. At this stage, the Artemis identification remains a hypothesis rather than an established fact.

Heraclea Sintica has produced a steady stream of finds in recent years. The ancient city, founded during the Hellenistic period, has yielded temples, inscriptions, sculptures, public buildings, and other remains that help historians reconstruct daily life in the region more than two thousand years ago.

The latest statue fragment appeared during another productive excavation season. Only days earlier, archaeologists began investigating a well uncovered inside the ancient settlement. The structure extended deeper underground than expected, suggesting more information about the city’s water supply system still lies below the surface.

Each new excavation adds another piece to the history of Heraclea Sintica. Further study of the marble fragments could determine whether archaeologists have found a life-sized statue of Artemis, a goddess whose presence appears deeply rooted in the region’s ancient past.

A whole baby woolly mammoth has been found frozen in the permafrost of north-western Canada - the first such discovery i...
06/20/2026

A whole baby woolly mammoth has been found frozen in the permafrost of north-western Canada - the first such discovery in North America.

The mummified ice age mammoth is thought to be more than 30,000 years old. It was found by gold miners in Yukon's Klondike region on Tuesday.

The area of the find belongs to the Tr'ondek Hwech'in First Nation.

The Yukon government compared it to Russia's discovery of a baby mammoth in the permafrost of Siberia in 2007.

It said it was "the most complete mummified mammoth found in North America", and only the second such find in the world.

The baby, thought to be female, has been named Nun cho ga, meaning "big baby animal" in the Han language spoken by Native Americans in the area.

"Nun cho ga is beautiful and one of the most incredible mummified ice age animals ever discovered in the world," said Yukon palaeontologist Grant Zazula.

It is about the same size as the Siberian baby Lyuba found in 2007, which was some 42,000 years old, the Yukon government said in a press release.

Did you know that the best-preserved shipwreck is from the 2nd century BC and was found in the waters surrounding Losinj...
06/19/2026

Did you know that the best-preserved shipwreck is from the 2nd century BC and was found in the waters surrounding Losinj near the island of Ilovik? This important archeological discovery was discovered at a depth of only two and a half meters, and previously undertaken research has confirmed that it is indeed the oldest ancient ship ever discovered in the Adriatic.
As Morski writes, this ancient wooden ship was built using the technique of "joining grooves and tabs", and in the process of its creation, the formwork was first constructed, and then the skeleton of the ship was placed onto it, all of it connected by wooden wedges.

It is merchant ship that sailed along an important maritime route, right next to the island of Ilovik in Croatia. The ship is between 20 and 25 metres long, and given that it sank into its watery grave at a depth of a mere two and a half metres, it is a real miracle that it remained so well hidden for centuries.
The ship was discovered quite by accident by Slovenian archaeologist Milan Eric while anchoring in this particular Ilovik bay. After that, the research started, which has been being conducted since 2018 by the Department of Underwater Archeology of the Croatian Restoration Institute, in cooperation with French colleagues from the University of Marseille (Aix-Marseille University, the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), and the Camille Jullian Centre), and the Losinj Museum. This is all being done with the logistical support of the Diving Centre of the Special Police of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia (MUP) and the Subseason Diving Centre.
The research procedure in the waters surrounding Ilovik was carried out by the most modern methods of documentation, using photogrammetric techniques. The movable archeological material found on the ancient sunken ship confirms the dating of the ship's wood, which undoubtedly belongs to the older horizon of ships sailing the Adriatic, and testifies to the importance of the Losinj archipelago in the context of ancient waterways.

The site of this ship near Ilovik is extremely significant because of the shipbuilding tradition to which we attribute it, its dating, the ship's cargo and the very shallow working conditions that both facilitate and complicate research and pose a challenge to preserve the site. Since it is a site on loose sand, the archeological excavation itself was difficult due to the constant backfilling of the site, so a dam was built in parallel with the excavation,'' they said from the Losinj Museum.
Upon completion of the research and the preparation of documentation, the remains of the ''Ilovik ship'' were covered with sand, geotextiles, then again with sand and with iron nets, which are connected by concrete blocks. The movable archeological finds discovered there were brought back up to the surface, added to the list of finds, and were stored in the premises of the Croatian Air Force in Split during the desalination process.

Upon the completion of the conservation and restoration works, the findings from the Ilovik wreck will be stored in the Losinj Museum.

Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed an unusual burial of an injured man who was thrown into an abandoned kiln nearl...
06/18/2026

Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed an unusual burial of an injured man who was thrown into an abandoned kiln nearly 5,000 years ago. Because archaeologists don't typically find artifacts or bones in kiln pits, they suspect the man may have been a human sacrifice.

While workers were constructing a power line near Gerstewitz, a village in central Germany, archaeologists found a Corded Ware culture grave, according to a June 15 statement from the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology (LDA) Saxony-Anhalt.

The Corded Ware culture, named after the distinctive cord-like impressions found in their pottery, spread across Northern Europe between the Late Neolithic and the Bronze Age, around 2900 to 2050 B.C. Graves of Corded Ware people tend to follow a strict pattern: Men were buried on their right side, women were interred on their left, and everyone was buried in a crouched position facing south. But sometimes, graves deviate from this pattern.
The newly excavated grave at Gerstewitz revealed the skeleton of a man who was about 25 years old when he died. He was buried in a crouched position facing south, but rather than being placed in a grave or under a small mound, he was found in a kiln pit. This pit, essentially a hole that had been dug into the ground, held ancient evidence that people had used it to burn material, such as wood or food, or to fire clay. Additionally, the man's skull showed signs of injury.

Experts have suggested three possible explanations for the unusual burial. The skull injury may have resulted from violence, meaning someone murdered the man. Alternatively, he could have perished in a Copper Age battle lost to history. But a third possibility is that he was placed in a kiln pit as a human sacrifice.
Oliver Dietrich, an archaeologist at LDA Saxony-Anhalt, wrote in the statement that, in rare cases, Corded Ware kiln pits contain cow or dog bones thought to be sacrificial offerings to unknown deities. While it's possible this man was a human sacrifice, Dietrich noted that future laboratory analysis should provide more information about the grave and the person buried there.
This is not the first time a sacrificial pit has been found in Gerstewitz. Last year, archaeologists with LDA Saxony-Anhalt discovered 12 pits ringed by a moat-like ditch. The pits were full of dog bones, human skulls and complete ceramic pots and had been sealed with the rubble of burnt houses, according to a 2025 statement about that discovery. An additional human skeleton was found buried in a converted oven pit. These finds, however, were attributed to the SalzmĂĽnde Culture (3400 to 3050 B.C.), which predated the Corded Ware people.
Other discoveries near Gerstewitz have revealed that the area was settled and occupied for over 6,000 years. The excavation there will last until at least 2027, when the power line project is expected to be completed.

Archaeologists are struggling to put together the pieces after 77 headless skeletons were discovered in a Stone Age grav...
06/16/2026

Archaeologists are struggling to put together the pieces after 77 headless skeletons were discovered in a Stone Age gravesite in Slovakia, per a grisly study in the journal The Proceedings of The Prehistoric Society.

“We must assume that these practices were embedded in completely different contexts of meaning than those of modern societies,” lead author Martin Furholt, a professor of archaeology at Kiel University, said in a statement, Popular Mechanics reported.

The macabre caper dates back to 2022, when archaeologists excavated a 7,000-year-old settlement near Vrable that belonged to the Linear Pottery Culture (LBK), one of Europe’s earliest farming communities.
This particular Neolithic site was bigger and more complex than its counterparts, boasting 350 house layouts, approximately 80 of which were inhabited during the society’s zenith.
However, it also harbored a dark secret. While investigating the site, the scientists stumbled across a ghastly scene — 78 skeletons piled atop each other.

All of the bodies were missing a head, save for the skeleton of a child that had been curiously placed among the adults.

Archaeologists initially assumed that the grave’s inhabitants, who were buried soon after they died, must’ve been the victims of an act of violence such as war or human sacrifice.
“It may seem obvious to assume a massacre with human sacrifices, perhaps even in connection with magical or religious ideas,” posited Maria Wunderlich, Kiel University project leader, in 2023.

However, through examining the remains, Furholt and his team concluded that the decapitated skeletons were not the result of a massacre but rather some mysterious ritual for which we lack context.
For one, the skeletal markings suggested that the skulls were not haphazardly hewn using blunt instruments, but rather carefully extracted with sharp tools, researchers noted.

“The features clearly exhibit an intentional manipulation of the bodies,” noted Katharina Fuchs, a biological anthropologist at Kiel University.

Furthermore, the fossil forensicists didn’t find any jaw bones at the repository, indicating that the culprits meticulously removed the entire noggin in order to keep it intact.

The discovery of vertebrae near a ditch wall further suggested that these were extricated with care post-decapitation.

These pieces of evidence spawned several theories ranging from head-hunting practices to, perhaps most notably, a tradition intended to honor ancestors or deities.

As headless interments were ubiquitous throughout Neolithic Europe, researchers concluded that these post-mortem decapitations were an established custom.

Furholt said that interpreting these practices remains challenging as they’re rooted in systems of belief that differ drastically from those of modern societies.

Researchers hope that further analyses of the skeletons and the artifacts interred with them will shed light on the relationships between the individuals and other aspects of this post-mortem ritual.

Archaeologists in Russia have discovered a rare elite burial of a medieval woman who was accompanied in death by a newbo...
06/13/2026

Archaeologists in Russia have discovered a rare elite burial of a medieval woman who was accompanied in death by a newborn child and a flayed horse. A mirror and silver stirrup found in the grave were decorated in the style of Chinese art, revealing multicultural connections in 10th-century Asia.

"It's quite clear that this is far from an ordinary burial," Andrey Poliakov, an archaeologist and director of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute for the History of Material Culture, who led the excavation, said in a translated statement. "There are no more than a few dozen similar burials in the entire Sayan-Altai region" in Inner Asia.

Archaeologists discovered the burial in 2014 as part of an excavation ahead of railway construction in the Sayan Mountains, a range in southern Siberia that runs through southeastern Russia and northern Mongolia. They found several dozen graves and small settlements spanning multiple centuries. But their excavation of one stone-ringed mound yielded the unique grave of a woman who was about 40 years old when she died. She was buried with the skeleton of a newborn child, the spine of a sheep and a "horse skin" — the skull, limbs and skin of a horse — a rare ritual practice among medieval steppe nomads.
Because of the uniqueness of the grave and the multitude of artifacts that had to be stabilized after excavation, a full analysis of the tomb took more than a decade to complete. Two studies detailing the unusual burial and the horse equipment were published recently in the journal Bulletin of Novosibirsk State University, Series: History, Philology.

The woman had been buried with only a few personal items, including a pair of gilt-bronze earrings, fragments of a ritually broken mirror, an iron knife and a stone spindle whorl used for hand-spinning wool, the archaeologists wrote in the burial study. The decoration on the mirror resembled a winding vine with grape clusters ‪—‬ a motif on mirrors found in elite Tang dynasty (A.D. 618 to 907) burials in China.
Among the dozens of pieces of horse equipment found in the burial was a pair of stirrups. One of these stirrups was decorated in the style of Chinese art, with influences from Indian and Persian art styles, and functioned as a "ceremonial" stirrup. Nomadic tradition in this time period was to have one stirrup on display on the most presentable side — generally the left — the researchers noted in the horse equipment study.

While radiocarbon dating gave the archaeologists a broad time frame for the burial — between the ninth and 13th centuries — based on the style of the artifacts in the grave, the archaeologists determined that the woman and child were most likely buried in the 10th century.
The huge number of multicultural artifacts found in the grave suggests the woman and child were part of the "highest aristocracy" of their society, the researchers wrote in the horse equipment study. But the woman probably didn't use the objects in her daily life, they added; it is more likely they were family relics that her clan offered as grave goods.

The nearly complete set of antique horse paraphernalia found in the grave is a "very rare combination for the region," study co-author Oleg Mitko, head of the Humanities Research Laboratory at Novosibirsk State University, said in the statement.

Archaeologists investigating a 7,000-year-old settlement in Slovakia have uncovered one of the most unusual burial sites...
06/10/2026

Archaeologists investigating a 7,000-year-old settlement in Slovakia have uncovered one of the most unusual burial sites from Europe’s Early Neolithic period. Dozens of human skeletons, nearly all missing their skulls, were found inside a settlement ditch at Vráble, a major farming community that flourished between about 5250 and 4950 BCE.

At first glance, the find appears to point toward a massacre. Bodies lay on top of one another in different positions, with no obvious order. Yet a new study published in Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society suggests a different explanation. Researchers argue that the remains fit within a broader pattern of burial and body treatment practices rather than serving as clear evidence of large-scale violence.

The settlement at Vráble ranks among the largest known sites of the Linear Pottery culture, often called LBK, which spread across much of Central Europe during the Early Neolithic. Archaeologists have identified more than 300 house remains at the site. Around 80 houses were occupied at the same time during some phases of settlement.

One section of Vráble was enclosed by a ditch system with several entrances. Human remains had already been found there during earlier excavations, though the scale of the latest discoveries surprised researchers.
Work carried out since 2022 revealed a dense concentration of bodies in one ditch section near an entrance. Excavators first reported 37 individuals. Continued digging raised that number to at least 78 people. Seventy-seven of them lacked skulls. Only one child was buried with a skull still attached.

The bodies were placed in many different ways. Some rested on their backs, others face down. Several were twisted or partially overlapping. Researchers found no consistent orientation or arrangement. Bones from other individuals were scattered among the skeletons.

Radiocarbon dating shows that the remains belong to the period when the settlement was occupied. The dates cluster closely together, suggesting that deposition took place within a relatively short span of time rather than over centuries.

The missing heads remain one of the site’s biggest mysteries. Early examination of the neck vertebrae points to deliberate removal with sharp tools. Researchers found little evidence for forceful chopping. The cuts appear more consistent with careful separation of the skull from the body.
Other clues suggest that the heads were removed shortly after death. Many skeletons remained well articulated, including fragile joints in the neck, hands, and feet. If the bodies had decomposed for long periods before burial, those connections would likely have broken apart.

Where the skulls went is still unknown. Archaeologists recovered only a handful of skull fragments from the ditch system. Some prehistoric societies stored or displayed human heads separately from bodies, though no direct evidence for such practices has yet been found at Vráble.

The mass deposit forms part of a much larger pattern across the settlement. More than 100 individuals have been identified in and around the enclosure ditches. Archaeologists found complete burials, isolated bones, pairs of headless individuals, and mixed groups of skeletal remains. Such variation suggests repeated practices carried out over time rather than a single event.

Sites dating to the final centuries of the LBK culture often contain unusual deposits of human remains. Many researchers have linked these finds to periods of conflict or social instability. The authors of the new study argue that the evidence from Vráble points toward a more complicated picture.

According to the research team, the placement of bodies and body parts appears structured and meaningful. The repeated focus on skull removal suggests that heads held a special role in local beliefs about death, identity, or ancestry. Exactly what those beliefs involved remains uncertain.

Several lines of investigation are still underway. Specialists are examining cut marks, signs of injury, and patterns of decomposition. DNA studies will help determine whether the individuals were related to one another and whether they came from the local community or from elsewhere. Isotope analyses are expected to provide information about diet and mobility.

For now, the headless dead of Vráble raise questions that have yet to be answered. The site offers a rare look at how some of Europe’s earliest farming societies treated their dead and how those practices shaped social life thousands of years ago.

Archaeologists studying the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbes in Barcelona have uncovered new details about th...
06/07/2026

Archaeologists studying the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbes in Barcelona have uncovered new details about the people buried there during the 14th century. The project, launched as part of the monastery’s 700th anniversary, examined eight tombs linked to the institution’s earliest years and revealed the remains of 25 individuals.
Researchers brought together specialists in archaeology, physical anthropology, restoration, archaeobotany, and genetics for the first large-scale study of the monastery’s founding burials. The work included opening tombs, documenting their contents, analyzing human remains and burial objects, and then restoring and reburying the materials.

One of the main goals focused on Queen Elisenda of Montcada, founder of the monastery. Elisenda married King James II of Aragon in 1322 and established the convent shortly before his death. She spent the rest of her life in a residence beside the monastery and died in 1364.
When archaeologists examined her tomb, they found her remains inside a medieval wooden coffin placed within a larger funerary structure. Historical records describe a burial arrangement reflecting both her royal position and her religious life. Analysis of her skeleton indicates she died at about 70 years of age. Her bones show signs of osteoarthritis associated with aging.

The queen appears to have been buried in simple clothing linked to monastic traditions. Even so, researchers recovered fragments of silk decorated with metallic thread. They also identified rosemary and myrtle among the plant remains found in the tomb. These plants likely formed part of funerary rites carried out at the time of burial.

Several neighboring graves produced unexpected results. A tomb long believed to belong to the knight Artau de Foces contained no adult male remains. Instead, researchers identified two women and three children. One woman still had a preserved ponytail attached to her skull, an uncommon survival after nearly seven centuries.
Another burial, traditionally attributed to Francesca Saportella, the monastery’s second abbess and Elisenda’s niece, contained at least nine individuals placed there during different periods. The findings show the tomb had been reopened and reused multiple times. Archaeologists recovered four male skulls bearing stab wounds. They also found the mummified torso of a woman whose fetus remained in the birth canal. The fetus was estimated to be between 20 and 23 weeks old.

Documents recovered from the same tomb are now under study. Conservators found parchment fragments and sheets of written material, including musical notation. These items offer another source of information about life inside the monastery.

Researchers also examined the tomb of Sobirana Olzet, the monastery’s first abbess. Her remains matched historical records regarding age and identity. The study identified a facial injury caused by a sharp object shortly before or around the time of death. Specialists continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the wound.
The wider analysis paints a picture of a community dominated by high-status women. Many lived to relatively advanced ages for the medieval period. Skeletal evidence revealed osteoarthritis, traumatic injuries, and signs of possible metabolic disorders. The remains provide information about health, daily activities, and living conditions inside an important religious institution.

Burial customs varied considerably across the site. Some individuals were wrapped in textile bundles or funerary sacks. Others were placed directly inside tomb chambers. Researchers documented traces of candles, cords, floral offerings, and aromatic plants. More than 200 archaeobotanical samples helped reconstruct rituals associated with death and remembrance.
Genetic research has already begun, though the work remains in its early stages. Scientists are extracting DNA from bones and teeth to confirm identities, determine family relationships, investigate geographic origins, and search for evidence of ancient diseases. Additional radiocarbon dating, textile studies, and material analyses will continue through 2027.

The findings have already challenged several long-standing assumptions about the monastery’s burials. As the project moves forward, researchers hope to build a clearer picture of the people buried at Pedralbes and the social world they inhabited during medieval Catalonia’s formative years.

A large, heavy ship, scuttled between 1775 and 1798, is being dug out of its damp grave at the site of a hotel construct...
06/07/2026

A large, heavy ship, scuttled between 1775 and 1798, is being dug out of its damp grave at the site of a hotel construction project in Old Town Alexandria.

Archaeologists found the partial hull of a ship in the city's major redevelopment of the Potomac River waterfront. It's on the same one-block site where workers two months ago discovered a 1755 foundation from a warehouse that is believed to have been the city's first public building.

"It's very rare. This almost never happens," said Dan Baicy, the hard-hatted field director for Thunderbird Archeology, the firm watching for historic artifacts during construction. "In 15 years that I've done this work, I've never run into this kind of preservation in an urban environment where there's so much disturbance."
The ship's blackened bow was discovered as construction crews excavated the site where the 120-room Hotel Indigo will soon rise.

Digging by hand, archaeology crews uncovered a nearly 50-foot-long remnant of keel, frame, stern and flooring, estimated to be about one-third of the original hull. The wood did not decay, Baicy said, because once it was buried, oxygen could not reach it.

Luck also played a factor in the preservation.

A huge brick footing for a later warehouse "barely missed the boat," Baicy said.

The find has archaeologists surprised and ecstatic. Unlike the warehouse, which was noted in city records, there was no known documentation of the buried ship's existence.

"This is like the jewel in the crown for us right now," said John Mullen, Thunderbird's principal archaeologist.

It appears the ship was built to carry heavy cargo or was used as a military ship, Mullen said. Archaeologists believe that it may have been placed at the site to provide a framework to fill in the cove and sand flats at Port Lumley, one of two spots where the deep-water channels of the Potomac approaches the shoreline.

The wood will be stored in tanks or in a natural body of water and monitored until a preservation lab has room for it, said Fran Bromberg, Alexandria's archaeologist. The Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab in St. Leonard took the old warehouse but has run out of room and cannot accommodate the ship, Bromberg said.

Carr Hospitality, which is developing the hotel, was required by the city to employ an archaeology firm while excavating the site.

Carr has paid for 3-D scanning imagery of the ship and is paying the cost of its removal; the Alexandria government will bear the cost of preservation.

Bromberg said that "it's certainly a possibility" that the city will be able to put at least part of the ship back together for display and preservation but added that such an effort could require special fundraising.

The excavation site is just a block from one of several remaining cobblestone streets in Old Town, near many pre-Revolutionary War buildings.

Workers also recently uncovered a large privy, six feet long and possibly three seats wide, the third such outhouse found as part of the hotel project. Such discoveries are just as exciting to archaeologists as the ship and the warehouse, because they contain ceramics, glass, bones and all sorts of other debris that people threw into them centuries ago.

"For some reason, we've found a lot of shoes," said Baicy, who has begun excavating there.

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