Archaeologists have made a discovery that they consider the most significant one in last decade. A search near the Portugal coast has resulted in the discovery of a shipwreck which is believed to have sunk near Lisbon 400 years ago.
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The ship is supposed to have been returning from India laden with spices, specialists said on Monday, the India Today reported.
Project Director Jorge Freire said, “In Portugal, this is the most important find of all time.” Divers have found spices, 12 metres below the surface, in and around the ship debris. In addition to this, nine bronze cannons engraved with the Portuguese coat of arms, Chinese ceramics and cowry shells, a type of currency used to trade slaves during the colonial era have also been discovered.