Submitted 8 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to archaeology@mander.xyz
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/florida-road-workers-uncover-19th-century-shipwreck-180983113/
So uh … how does a ship sink on land? Was the sea level higher then? Is the ship between low and high tide lines? Was there a tsunami?
Just a guess, if I was turning an irrigation canal into a road and there was a boat sunk in the mud I would likely put fill on top and call it good
Are canals at sea level, and now diked off to be dry? Or would they have had locks back when this ship was sailing?
intensely_human@lemm.ee 8 months ago
So uh … how does a ship sink on land? Was the sea level higher then? Is the ship between low and high tide lines? Was there a tsunami?
CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 8 months ago
Just a guess, if I was turning an irrigation canal into a road and there was a boat sunk in the mud I would likely put fill on top and call it good
intensely_human@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Are canals at sea level, and now diked off to be dry? Or would they have had locks back when this ship was sailing?