‘Immaculate’ Medieval Shipwreck Found off Southern England

A medieval shipwreck known as the “Mortar Wreck” was discovered off England’s southern coast. Scientists were able to test the timbers of the ship and determine that it dates back to the 13th century. The 750-year-old site is the oldest known wreck in which the ship’s hull is still visible. According to maritime archaeologist Tim Cousins, some of the artifacts found in the wreck, “are in immaculate condition, like they were carved yesterday.”

[RoccosVideos]

Some of the artifacts being intact is truly amazing.

[Wangchung]

I’ve always been scared of the ocean. Somehow this seems like a less frightening ship wreck. Wish i was going back in time sometimes

[einienj]

Awesome, so well preserved! Looks like they were dropped there yesterday..

[newhorizon]

1:28 That is in incredible condition, after all those years underwater. Always wanted to find hidden treasure.

[johnthetechguy]

That looks so cool especially the good condition that they've managed to be in after 750 years

[killingmonkey]

Not only is it well preserved its in the harbor extremely close to land. Hopefully we can learn more from this wreck

[professionalamateur]

This looks like an amazing discovery. How wonderfully interesting!

[JGunit]

Incredible find. Imagine all the other stuff still undiscovered

[alibeth]

I love stuff like this. Recently I've been watching the show Drain the Oceans on Disney+. The show explores different shipwrecks and goes into the history of them. It's really interesting to see what can be found in the different bodies of water and learning the history behind it.

[RoccosVideos]

Incredible! What an exciting find. ❤️⚓️

[turtlecrawling]

Imagine the amount of things we would find if the ocean was drained for a week.

[jormungandr]

That’s insane!!! I love history and I love seeing it brought to life with amazing discoveries and amazing workers like these!

[MR.BE]

People who found the ship: WE FOUND HISTORY

People who were on the ship: Welp, there goes all my worth

[lauralishes]

The history and inventions that came out of the UK is unrivalled.

[Eclipse-lwvf]

Just imagine how much stuff is under the sea or just below the surface that we still haven’t found and some in which we won’t know exist in multiple lifetimes some never

[rhondasisco-cleveland]

That’s so amazing. What an incredible find

[marcuswardle]

Brilliant! They say it was found in Poole Bay and show a shot of Swanage Bay which is just around the coast from Poole Bay/Harbour. Then the next shot is of Sandbanks, one of the most wealthiest piece's of land in the UK! That is part of Poole Bay though!. There's been plenty of activity around Poole Harbour over the centuries. I was on an archaeological dig on the west side of the bay and that was Iron Age.

[Jessicaddy]

I’m amazed by how close to land it is, and judging by how bright it is down there, it doesn’t seem like it was very deep. Incredible 😮

[thecommenter]

Don't you just wish we had a time machine to see It sailing? Man the ocean holds more untold stories than anyone will ever imagine! Probably more than space!

[kathleentyson]

Wow, this is AWESOME, I would love to have been a part of this .