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In the capital of Sweden discovered the remains of sunken ships

В столице Швеции обнаружены останки затонувших кораблейHowever, the sensation of finding specialists will not.

To the Swedish Maritime Museum (Sjöhistoriska museet) managed to detect the remains of old ships in the center of Stockholm.

Once the ancient ships sank around the island of Skeppsholmen, close to each other, where they found the researchers of the state Museum.

According to the preliminary assessment of the ships date back to the VII century. Such an unusual find in Central Stockholm, is unique in itself. Despite the geographical location of the city, the ships of the seventeenth century are not included in the list of frequent findings.

However, the sensation of finding specialists will not. Relatively recently, roughly in the same area divers came across fifteen old ships.

Findings the authors note, lying on the bottom of old ships almost touch the sides, making them easy to study — however, exposure to water had significantly damaged the court. The experts have not managed to read the name of ships.

However, to stop the study no plans. Archaeologist Jim Hansson notes, in the future, experts expect to establish the exact age of the ships that will allow you to know their names preserved in the archives.

Maritime archaeologists associated with the discovery of last year’s sensational success, two of the detected vehicle with a high probability have the same age, and that fifteen vessels found earlier. Archaeologists plan to create a three-dimensional model of the vehicles that will be placed in the relevant local Museum.

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