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A vast wooden hull resting in the silt off Copenhagen is forcing historians to rethink what a “typical” medieval merchant ship looked like. The newly uncovered cog, a record breaker in both size and ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the largest-ever medieval “super ship” dating back to the 1400s, a discovery that prompts a rethink of the scale of medieval trade across northern Europe. Built around ...

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Around 600 years ago, a merchant vessel sank off the coast of Norway following a fire. Now, researchers have used sonar technology to reveal some of the wreck’s mysteries. Image from the Journal of ...

Divers recovered “surprising” artifacts from a 15th century shipwreck off the coast of Sweden, including weapons, according to a new study. Photo from the International Journal of Nautical Archaeology ...

Danish archaeologists recently unveiled a major historical breakthrough. They found the remains of the world’s largest cog ship in the waters off Copenhagen after some 600 years. The announcement, ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the largest-ever medieval “super ship” dating back to the 1400s, a discovery that prompts a rethink of the scale of medieval trade across northern Europe. The ship, named ...