{"id":31052,"date":"2019-11-05T15:25:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T15:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/05\/cannons-ancient-cargo-found-in-shipwrecks-off-greek-island\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:36:44","slug":"cannons-ancient-cargo-found-in-shipwrecks-off-greek-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/11\/05\/cannons-ancient-cargo-found-in-shipwrecks-off-greek-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannons, ancient cargo found in shipwrecks off Greek island"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ATHENS, Greece \u2014 Greece\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.culture.gr\/en\/SitePages\/default.aspx\" target=_blank>Culture Ministry<\/a> says three shipwrecks from ancient and medieval times and large sections of their cargoes have been discovered off <a href=\"http:\/\/kasos.gr\/en\/\" target=_blank>the small Aegean island of Kasos<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A statement Monday said an underwater survey that ended last month also located cannons and other scattered finds \u2014 possibly from other foundered vessels that have not yet been pinpointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oldest of the wrecks found was a 2,300-year-old trader. 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On land, the Battle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Battle-of-Ayn-Jalut\" target=_blank>Ain Jalut<\/a> between the Mamluks and Mongols wasn\u2019t until 1260. At sea, the Hundred Years War\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medievalchronicles.com\/medieval-battles-wars\/famous-naval-battles\/battle-of-arnemuiden\/\" target=_blank>Battle of Arnemuiden<\/a> (23 September 1338) between the English and the French came later. Despite the English cog Christophe(r)\u2019s three cannons, the French still won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1228\" height=\"1840\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FindA.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FindA.jpg.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FindA.jpg.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FindA.jpg.jpg?resize=768,1151 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FindA.jpg.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FindA.jpg.jpg?resize=1025,1536 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An archeologist takes part in an underwater excavation at the small Aegean island of Kasos.  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