The 500-year-old shipwreck of a medieval European king's personal "floating castle" has been found to contain a "thrilling" haul of exceptionally well-preserved plant materials—including exotic spices ...

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In the late 1400s, Europeans started crossing the Atlantic and colonizing much of the world. Two factors, among others, played an important role in European nations’ successful propagation: ships and ...

Divers off the coast of Sweden recently recovered a fully stocked pantry from a medieval shipwreck, researchers said. Despite having been submerged in the ocean for over 500 years, fruits were found ...

Forty species of plants, including exotic spices, were recovered from a 15th century shipwreck off the coast of Sweden, according to a new study. Photo from the Blekinge Museum Divers off the coast of ...