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Maritime Archaeologists Recover Grave Slabs From 13th Century Mortar Wreck, Say They Haven't 'Seen Anything Like It'
During the examination, researchers located two Purbeck stone grave slabs in the drowned ship. The slabs were placed around 23 feet below the surface. There was a lot of difference in weight and ...
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Shipwreck highlights medieval England's lucrative trade in valuable stone
The results are published in the journal Antiquity. The ship was found to have been transporting Purbeck stone and marble, a type of dark-colored limestone sourced from southern England that can ...