Norway recovers objects from ship that sank in the 18th century

Archaeologists have recovered a trove of Chinese porcelain and European-made objects from an 18th-century shipwreck recently discovered off the coast of Norway, government and museum officials said Monday.

Among the objects found in the wreckage of the unidentified sailing vessel were white and blue porcelain bowls stacked closely together, as well as goblets, fabrics, grains and parts of chandeliers, the Norwegian Maritime Museum said.

The ship, believed to have sunk around the mid-1700s, was found by the owner of a salvage company in the Skagerrak Strait off southern Norway at a depth of about 600 meters (2,000 feet), the museum said.

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"This discovery is not only extraordinary, it also has considerable scientific value and demonstrates an important technological advance in underwater archaeology," Norwegian Minister for Climate and Environment Andreas Bjelland Eriksen said in a statement.

The origin and destination of the vessel are unknown, but the Maritime Museum reported that work is being carried out to obtain more information about the wreck and its cargo.

Source: CNN