Posted on 12/30/2008 6:01:36 PM PST by BGHater
Argentine builders stumbled across the wreck of an 18th century Spanish galleon while digging the foundations for a riverside high-rise building in Buenos Aires, archaeologists said on Tuesday.
Experts combing the remains of the ship said they did not expect it to contain treasure, but so far they have discovered several canons and well-preserved earthenware jars that were probably used to store olive oil.
The remains of the galleon were found on a building site close to the shores of the River Plate and archaeologists from Buenos Aires city government think the boat was probably shipwrecked some 300 years ago.
"You can see it's very old and we think it dates from the 1700s, although it's also possible that it's from the 1600s," said archaeologist Marcelo Waissel.
"I don't think there's any treasure, but what there will be is a nice collection of artefacts," he told local television, adding it was the first time such a discovery had been made in the city.
Workmen were helping the investigators retrieve artefacts from the site and Waissel said the city government would ensure that the discovery was preserved even though the construction of the building will continue.
(Excerpt) Read more at uk.reuters.com ...
Ping.
“Canons”?
I marvel at all kinds of things men had their hands on and constructed.
Check out the 'gingerbread' on many (now disappearing) funeral homes and other Victorian structures ... each piece coped with a coping saw.
Old, stone cathedrals.
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Please refresh me:
Do four quartos make a galley or a galleon”
Looks like that galleon's gunners were set to guard BOTH their rears.
If you can tear this piece of paper into four equal parts, I’ll give you a quarter.
[old joke rimshot]
Quarto Cooper was the last human to fly solo in space.
[new joke rimshot]
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, that has such people in’t!
After all, this was a Spanish Galleon when Argentina was being settled. There were Catholic MONKees
on board.
Spanish measures were 4 Quartez to the Galleon so the Archeologist have quite a find!
Cameras or printers?
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