This 220-pound North Sea anchor looked 2,000 years old, and Roman, but the truth was far stranger

A massive iron anchor, more than 6.6 feet long and weighing around 220 pounds, was recovered off the Suffolk coast of England after spending centuries buried under compacted North Sea sand. Found during surveys for an offshore wind farm, the object initially appeared to be one of Britain's most remarkable Roman maritime finds, with its shape, proportions, and robust wrought-iron construction pointing to a date as far back as the first or second century AD.

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