Sensational Find: Remains of a Medieval Ship Discovered in Cellar

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An unusual find inspires experts in Constance at Lake Constance. There remains of an old ship were discovered – but not in the lake, but in the middle of the old town.

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In a cellar ceiling in the old town of Konstanz is an almost connected medieval hull. At least 19 planks on more than 25 square meters preserve connections, repair traces and even sealing material. The woods were used as construction material at the latest in 1244, the exact age of the ship should now clarify dendrochronological analyses. Konstanz (Germany). Medieval shipwrecks are rarely preserved in Lake Constance and are usually under water, …