US EditionCenturies-old Danish slave shipwrecks discovered off Costa Rica’s coast
- Marine archaeologists discovered two Danish slave shipwrecks off Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica, in 2023, after they had been missing for centuries.
- The wrecks had long been mistaken for pirate ships until analyses, begun after their identity was questioned in 2015, confirmed historical accounts of Danish slave vessels lost in 1710.
- Underwater excavations retrieved wood, yellow bricks, and clay pipes of Danish origin, and scientific analyses dated the wood to trees cut between 1690 and 1695 near the Baltic Sea.
- David Gregory, head of the Njord maritime center, said analyses are convincing and confirmed one ship burned, matching historical records documenting a rebellion, navigational error, and mutiny involving about 800 people.
- The discovery reconnects a Costa Rican community with its origins by linking local identity to over 600 Africans who were left ashore near present-day Cahuita National Park following centuries-old shipwrecks.
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Pics: Two shipwrecks confirmed as slave ships by archaeologists
Archaeologists from the National Museum of Denmark recently announced that two 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of Central America were confirmed to be slave ships. According to Fox News, the remains of the two ships, known as the Fridericus Quartus and Christianus Quintus, have been located underwater off the coast of the Cahuita National Park in Costa Rica for more than 300 years. The outlet noted that the two ships were believed to have …
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The Independent (US)Danish ships involved in transatlantic slave trade uncovered off Costa Rica
Fridericus Quartus and Christianus Quintus sank over 300 years ago
Archaeologist sheds new light on astonishing discovery of wrecked slave ships: 'Stranded on the coast'
Archaeologist David John Gregory shared details with Fox News Digital about the eerie discovery of two Danish slave ships, Fridericus Quartus and Christianus Quintus, found in Costa Rica.
Wrecks of Two Danish Slave Ships Located Off Costa Rica - Archaeology Magazine
CAHUITA NATIONAL PARK, COSTA RICA—Two shipwrecks located in the shallow waters off Costa Rica’ Cahuita National Park were long believed by locals to be those of former pirate ships. According to a statement released by the National Museum of Denmark, however, a new investigation revealed them to be the remains of two former Danish slave ships that dramatically sank more than 300 years ago. Marine archaeologists from the National Museum of Denmar…
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