One of the most important archaeological discovery in Europe this year, a remarkably well-preserved ship going back 700 years, was discovered at a building site in Tallinn, Estonia, on the Baltic Sea coast. The ship was discovered buried six feet (1.5 meters) below in Tallinn harbor, close to the former mouth of the now-defunct Härjapea Rier.

The 80-foot-long ship is made of oak timbers and sealed with aimal hair and tar. The logs date from 1298, according to the first dendrochronological analysis (the study of tree growth rings in relation to time).

According to scientists, the ship belonged to the Haseatic League, a Medieval commercial and defense confederation of merchat gilds and market tows throughout central and northern Europe.

The Haseatic League began in the 14th century and included the Netherlads, Filad, Demark, and Latia.

“We had almost two meters of water here 800 years ago,” the archaeologist in charge of the site, Mihkel Tammet, told the British newspaper The Metro.

“There were mostly shallower sad ridges that were difficult to map because they changed shape and location due to ice drifts and storms,” he said.

“Our ship was fodden on one of these ridges beneath the sedimets.” It sak near the Härjapea rier moth.”

It is unusual to come across these 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren of ships that are still in excellent condition. The last time this happened was in 1962, when the Breme Cog was released in Germany.

However, archaeologist Mihkel Tammet said that the newly discovered wreck was in a better condition than its reowed cosi.

“We have fod wool material used for packing, as well as some tools and fragmets of medieal leather shoes.” Excaatios are going well, and we expect to find more,” Tammet said, adding that the whole region had oce ee derwater.

“In the 18th century, this area was still under the sea.” We had over two meters of water here 800 years ago.

There were mostly shallower sad ridges that were difficult to map since they changed form and location due to ice drifts and storms.

Our ship was stranded on one of these hills under the sedimets. Tammet said, “It sak close to the Härjapea rier moth.”

“After seeing the wreck, Tammet contacted Ragar Nrk, an archaeologist with the Talli city goermet.”

“Nrk said the cog would now take to a new home,” according to the Daily Mail.

“The wreck will be remoed from its current position to enable costrctio work to cotie,

There are two mai options: it will proceed to the maritime msem or to the wreck preseratio location in Talli Bay, near Naissaar Islad.

Unfortunately, the ship’s size and constrained coditios of costrctio do not permit s moe the ship away in oe section,” Tammet remarked.

Source: apkclass