via CGTN, 05 September 2022: Chinese archaeologists are surveying three shipwrecks in the South China sea using underwater drones. More stories linked below.
Significant achievements have been made in the joint voyage of the “Tansuo-1 (Explorer-1)” and “Tansuo-2 (Explorer-2)” research vessels in the northern part of the South China Sea, with 66 cultural relics discovered, according to the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
According to researchers, at one underwater cultural relic site, three ship hulls and multiple glazed jars were found on the seabed at a depth of between 2,000 and 3,000 meters. This is the first time the country’s underwater archaeological excavation has exceeded the depth of 1,000 meters, a record set in 2018.
“The discovery of deep-sea archaeology is mainly due to the introduction of unmanned deep diving technology and the combination of manned and unmanned deep diving technology,” said Chen Chuanxu, an associate researcher at the IDSSE.
Source: China extracts 66 relics in deep-sea expedition in South China Sea – CGTN
See also:
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- Scientists Discover Three Ancient Marine Ships in The Depths of South China Sea | Tech Times, 6 Sep 2022
- Shanghai reveals latest batch of artifacts from Yangtze shipwreck | CGTN, 6 Sep 2022
- Chinese scientists retrieve ancient ships from depths of South China Sea | South China Morning Post, 6 Sep 2022
