{"id":13727,"date":"2018-09-25T15:49:52","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T15:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/25\/archaeologists-discover-fascinating-shipwreck-off-lisbon\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:48:56","slug":"archaeologists-discover-fascinating-shipwreck-off-lisbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/09\/25\/archaeologists-discover-fascinating-shipwreck-off-lisbon\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeologists discover fascinating shipwreck off Lisbon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LISBON, Portugal \u2014 Archaeologists in Portugal say they have discovered off Lisbon a 400-year-old shipwreck they describe as the most important underwater find<\/a> in the country for two decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The municipal council of Cascais<\/a>, a town near Lisbon, said Monday the Portuguese ship was involved in the hugely lucrative spice trade between Portugal and India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jiajing on his state barge. Scroll c. 1538, artists unknown. Imperial journeys were used to impress the population with the emperor’s power and wealth, and he sojourned in luxury with a vast entourage. Archaeologists in Portugal have discovered pottery from the empire, pointing to the lucrative trade routes at the time. (National Palace Museum, Taiwan).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pepper corns, cowry shells used in the slave trade and bronze artillery pieces litter the wreck site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The council said in a statement the wreck was found last month during dredging at the mouth of the River Tagus<\/a>, on Portugal\u2019s Atlantic coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\t