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| Portuguese 400 year old shipwreck found off Cascais | Portuguese 400 year old shipwreck found off Cascais |
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| Archaeologists have found a 400-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Portugal, in what one specialist called the "discovery of a decade". | |
| Spices, ceramics and cannons engraved with Portugal's coat of arms all lie around the wreck, found near Cascais, close to the capital Lisbon. | Spices, ceramics and cannons engraved with Portugal's coat of arms all lie around the wreck, found near Cascais, close to the capital Lisbon. |
| The team believe the ship was returning from India when it sank sometime between 1575 and 1625. | The team believe the ship was returning from India when it sank sometime between 1575 and 1625. |
| This was at the height of Portugal's spice trade with Asia. | This was at the height of Portugal's spice trade with Asia. |
| Lying 12m (40ft) beneath the surface, project director Jorge Freire told Reuters news agency the wreck was very well-preserved. | Lying 12m (40ft) beneath the surface, project director Jorge Freire told Reuters news agency the wreck was very well-preserved. |
| "From a heritage perspective, this is the discovery of the decade," he said, calling it "the most important find of all time" for the country. | "From a heritage perspective, this is the discovery of the decade," he said, calling it "the most important find of all time" for the country. |
| Chinese porcelain from the late 16th and early 17th centuries was also among the wreck, as were bronze artillery pieces and cowry shells - a currency used in the slave trade. | Chinese porcelain from the late 16th and early 17th centuries was also among the wreck, as were bronze artillery pieces and cowry shells - a currency used in the slave trade. |
| Cascais municipal council said the ship was found at the start of September while dredging the mouth of the Tagus river, which runs past the resort town through Lisbon. | Cascais municipal council said the ship was found at the start of September while dredging the mouth of the Tagus river, which runs past the resort town through Lisbon. |
| Mayor Carlos Carreiras told the Guardian newspaper it was an "extraordinary discovery", which will reinforce their "collective identity and shared values". | Mayor Carlos Carreiras told the Guardian newspaper it was an "extraordinary discovery", which will reinforce their "collective identity and shared values". |
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| The find is part of a 10-year archaeological project supported by the town of Cascais, the Portuguese government and navy, and Nova University in Lisbon. | The find is part of a 10-year archaeological project supported by the town of Cascais, the Portuguese government and navy, and Nova University in Lisbon. |
| The Minister of Culture, Luis Mendes, said the mouth of the Tagus river was considered a "hotspot" for wrecks. | The Minister of Culture, Luis Mendes, said the mouth of the Tagus river was considered a "hotspot" for wrecks. |
| "This discovery came to prove it," he said. | "This discovery came to prove it," he said. |