Dig in Spanish former fish market reveals medieval maritime treasure


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  • Friday, 02 May 2025

An archaeologist uses a hose to water the keel of the medieval ship, preserving the wood after its discovery during excavation work at a former fish market, at the construction of car park, in Barcelona, Spain April 28, 2025. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

BARCELONA (Reuters) -Archaeologists digging up a former fish market in Barcelona in northeast Spain have discovered the wreck of a ship that may have sunk about 500 years ago.

The team came across the ruined stern of a large vessel that could have sunk in the 15th or 16th centuries.

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