On May 20, the bureau used the “Deep Sea Warrior” manned submersible to conduct the first archaeological survey of the sunken ship No. 1 in the South China Sea, according to news from the Chinese National Cultural Heritage Bureau. Also a permanent underwater survey and mapping base point was deployed in the south-west corner of the main accumulation area of the sunken site, and a preliminary search survey and image recording was carried out. Thereby formally starting the archaeological investigation of Ancient Shipwreck Sites No. 1 and No. 2 on the Northwest Land Slope in the South China Sea.
It is said that in October 2022, a deep-sea archaeological survey team discovered two ancient shipwrecks in the northwest slope of the South China Sea at a depth of about 1,500 meters. Among them, the No. 1 shipwreck site is mainly composed of ceramics, and the number of cultural relics is estimated to be more than one million. The No. 2 Shipwreck Site is dominated by a large number of logs, and is initially believed to be an ancient shipwreck that loaded cargo from overseas and sailed to China. According to the preliminary judgment of the cultural relics found, they are all cultural relics of the Ming Dynasty of China.
Ancient Shipwrecks No. 1 and No. 2 are relatively well preserved on the northwestern slope of the South China Sea. The number of cultural relics is very large, the age is relatively clear, and it has important historical, scientific and artistic value. This is not only a major discovery of deep-sea archeology in China, but also a world-class major archaeological discovery. This major discovery confirms the historical fact that Chinese ancestors developed, used and traveled the South China Sea. Which has made important contributions to the study of China’s oceanic history, history of porcelain, history of foreign trade and maritime silk route. This major discovery fully demonstrates the bright prospect of cross-border integration and mutual promotion of China’s deep-sea technology and underwater archaeology. This shows that China’s deep-sea archeology has reached the world’s advanced level.
(Credits- China Media Group, Beijing)
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