06.08.2022, 10:22
Also so langsam summiert es sich ja, was da derzeit alles so an die "Oberfläche kommt". Vielleicht sollte ich wirklich anfangen mit einem Taucherlehrgang... 
Zitat:Hoard of priceless treasures recovered from 350-year-old Spanish shipwreckhttps://edition.cnn.com/style/article/ma...index.html
Stories of buried treasure and ancient shipwrecks have captivated for centuries, from pirate tales to Hollywood blockbusters. For one team of explorers, however, legend became reality when they uncovered a trove of artifacts from a 350-year-old sunken Spanish galleon -- including coins, gemstones and priceless jewels once belonging to seafaring knights.
The Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas (or Our Lady of Wonders) sank in 1656 after it collided with another boat from its fleet and crashed into a coral reef off the Bahamas. The vessel was carrying a haul of treasure, some of which was reserved as royal tax for King Philip IV, from Cuba to Seville, Spain. The 891-ton ship contained more cargo than usual, as it had also been tasked with transporting treasure retrieved from another ship that had sunk two years earlier. [...]
Among the discoveries was a 1.76-meter-long gold filigree chain and several bejeweled pendants that once belonged to knights of the Order of Santiago, a centuries-old religious and military order. One of the gold pendants features a large oval Colombian emerald and a dozen smaller emeralds, which experts believe may represent the 12 apostles, alongside the Cross of St. James. Three other knightly pendants were also discovered, including one shaped to look like a golden scallop shell. [...]
Other recovered artifacts shine a light on daily life on the Maravillas, which sailed during the "Spainish Golden Age," including Chinese porcelain and olive jars, as well as a silver sword handle. Some of the galleon's valuable contents may also have been contraband for the purpose of "illegally greasing the palms of Spanish merchants and officials," Allen said.