Wreck of the 18th century discovered by chance in

A 18th -century sunken boat has been discovered by chance near the majestic stone walls of the medieval city of Dubrovnik de Croatia.

Ivan Bukelia was working on a water pipe in the old port of Dubrovnik in April when he found a wooden structure buried at sea bottom.

“Now I can say that I discovered a boat at Old Town Dubrovnik,” said Bukelia, which is a diver and underwater builder from Dubrovnik.

He added that the boat was less than three feet below the bottom of the sea.

Dubrovnik, a key commercial port in the Adriatic Sea in medieval times, has been declared heritage protected by UNESCO. It attracts large crowds of tourists, especially during the summer, and is also known as a filming site for the “Game of Thrones” series of HBO.

The remains of the boat in the old port of Dubrovnik have been protected for a more detailed exam.

“We still cannot talk about the type of glass or its dimensions, but we can say with certainty, based on the results of the radiocarbon analysis that was from the end of the 18th century,” said Marina Archaeologist Irena Radioć Rossi.

Radieb Rossi said the objective is to continue with cooperation research with the Ministry of Croatia Culture: “We must protect it for the future.”

Known as the “pearl of the Adriatic”, Dubrovnik became an important Mediterranean marine power in the thirteenth century onwards, according to UNESCO. The city was damaged by an earthquake in 1667, but could preserve many of its old churches, palaces and fountains.

The finding marks the second time this month that the authorities have announced an unexpected discovery of a centenary shipwreck in Europe.

Earlier this month, archaeologists said they discovered by chance what they say are the remains of a 16th century merchant ship More than 1.5 miles under water in southern France. The wreck is the deepest finding in its section of the Mediterranean or any other French needle.

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