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'At overseas sites related to maritime trade, you can find a large amount of Chinese porcelain produced from the end of Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) to the early stage of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Sun Jian, director of the underwater archaeology institute of the National Centre for Archaeology, said the main type of porcelain on the ship is of the Longquan production type, and is a typical example of maritime trade in the late Yuan Dynasty.

Some artifacts, mainly celadon produced in the Longquan Kiln, were collected on Thursday. This year's archaeological work covers about 280 square meters, and will last 100 days. In the last underwater investigation in 2021, researchers salvaged nearly 700 artifacts, including bowls, plates and incense burners. With six bulkheads, it has at least seven cabins that contain piles of porcelain. Research shows the shipwreck is 13.07 meters long and at its widest measures 3.7 meters. In 2014, 20, three underwater archaeological efforts were undertaken in the area, identifying the exact location and the state of the shipwreck.

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However, from a modern perspective, the tragedy is full of ancient information for archaeological researchers to decode. Researchers began the salvage of cultural relics on Thursday from a shipwreck of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) off the coast of Fujian province, hoping to reveal treasures of the ancient Maritime Silk Road.Ī great loss was suffered some 700 years ago when a ship full of porcelain sank in the sea near what is now Shengbeiyu Island, Zhangzhou city, Fujian.