Underwater Archeology: Excavating an 18th Century Warship | Triunfante | Unearthed History

The Triunfante Spanish warship was discovered by fishermen in the 1980s but was unfortunately plundered heavily in the 60's and 70's. Despite efforts to protect the sites, amateur divers continued to hamper archeological progress. A team of experienced archeologists still endeavour to discover more about this illustrious site through meticulous documentation and conservation efforts.

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[scottstangeland]

Such dedication on the archeologists part - they are living the life !!!

[pcka]

A very shallow wreck with excellent visibility, but that very accessibility has denuded it's archaeological value, except in the essential structure of the ship, the British possess a similar ship on a sandbank in the Solent, this is the Invincible, a French ship of 1744 which was of revolutionary design, the narrative of the Triomphante suggest that the design of this Spanish 3rd rate ship benefitted from what the British had learnt from Invincible after they captured it since the Spanish then spyed on the English & used what they learnt to design El Triumphante.

[robertlast]

Private collectors preserve more than any government or museum out there. Ok, so everybody cant see the artifacts in private hands....how much material do you see in a museum? Not even 15%, the majority is in storage and you wont see it anyway! And, did you also know that private collectors are responsible for 80% of the exhibits in the smaller and privately operated museums? Id rather artifacts be in private hands than in the hands of government sanctioned and licensed grave robbers snd looters. I know a few archeologists and let me tell you, they have some of the nicest private collections I have ever seen in someone's residence.

[thehairyhominid]

Did he say the name of that boat was Fetus???

[andrewjohnson]

OOH ...I learned something here ...UK ...nicked our ideas ....that was great.

[DonnaChassie]

Is that in the 1800's or the 1700's?

[stevencowdell]

And so the saying goes make hay while the sun shines.

[lourias]

During the first five minutes, it seemed like the writers had noting important to say, so they filled the gaps with horrible, long-lasting noise, called "music".