More than 1,600 geezerhood ago , a papist ship full of chip at statue , bronze lamps , and loads of coins was lost at sea . Just late a group of divers stumbled upon the wreckage — and what they observe is magnificent .
Highlights of the underwater dig let in a series of living - sized bronze statues of God ; a bronze spigot feature a boar carrying a swan on its principal ; and a solidify chunk of ancient coins that weighs almost 50 pounds .
Some of the artifacts are marked by clues as to what need down the ship in the first position . After nearly examining a series of wooden and iron anchors amidst the wreckage , the investigator concluded that during a violent storm the sailor attempted to drop anchor to keep themselves from drifting out to sea . The storm , however , was too powerful and the keystone broke , leaving the doom ship at the mercy of the waves and water system .
This is the largest memory cache of marine artifact uncovered in over 30 age , but their true note value may be the excellent condition of the draw . The sandcovering the artifacts acted as a protective coat , preserving them . Often , the Hellenic statue we see in museums have been recast or modify at some point in the hundreds of years since their creation . Similarly , many coins are melted down and re - stump over the year . These new artifact , however , have been wholly uninfluenced since the ship sank , giving us a true shot of what things really looked like long ago .
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