Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChinese porcelain from the recently discovered 18th-century shipwreck off the coast of Norway (via REUTERS)Archaeologists have successfully recovered a significant collection of Chinese porcelain and European-made items from a newly discovered 18th-century shipwreck located off the coast of Norway.The recovered cargo from the unnamed sailing ship included tightly stacked white and blue porcelain bowls, alongside goblets, various textiles, grain, and components of chandeliers.Believed to have sunk around the mid-1700s, the vessel was discovered by a salvage firm owner in the Skagerrak strait, off southern Norway, resting at an impressive depth of approximately 600 metres."This find is not only extraordinary, it's also of considerable scientific value and demonstrates an important technological advancement in underwater archaeology," Norway's Minister of Climate and Environment, Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, said in a statement.While the vessel's precise origin and intended destination remain unknown, ongoing efforts are being made by the Norwegian Maritime Museum to gather further information about the wreck and its valuable cargo.Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trove of priceless goods recovered from ‘extraordinary’ 18th-century shipwreck
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChinese porcelain from the recently discovered 18th-century shipwreck off the coast of Norway (via REUTERS)Archaeologists have successfully recovered a significant collection of Chinese porcelain and European-made items from a newly discovered 18th-century shipwreck located off the coast of Norway.The recovered cargo from the unnamed sailing ship included tightly stacked white and blue porcelain bowls, alongside goblets, various textiles, grain, and components of chandeliers.Believed to have sunk around the mid-1700s, the vessel was discovered by a salvage firm owner in the Skagerrak strait, off southern Norway, resting at an impressive depth of approximately 600 metres."This find is not only extraordinary, it's also of considerable scientific value and demonstrates an important technological advancement in underwater archaeology," Norway's Minister of Climate and Environment, Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, said in a statement.While the vessel's precise origin and intended destination remain unknown, ongoing efforts are being made by the Norwegian Maritime Museum to gather further information about the wreck and its valuable cargo.Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
