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kruzer912 t1_ix9fd1y wrote

Reply to comment by LeoSolaris in Ancient shipwreck sees light of day again, a major milestone for Chinese underwater archaeology by IslandChillin

Actually if I’m reading it right they wrote it’s about 150 years old, so more in the timeframe of Ancient US President Abraham Lincoln

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Calcaneum t1_ixacnv4 wrote

> Experts said that the merchant ship dates back to the reign of the Qing Dynasty Tongzhi Emperor (1862-1875).

147-160yrs, for anybody reading your comment and wondering!

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Terrh t1_ixbjkvp wrote

But that's when it was built, not when it sunk.

They aren't sure when it sunk and it might have been less than 100 years ago based upon some of what has been found on board.

So not really all that ancient, but still really really interesting!

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Jak_n_Dax t1_ixa16xr wrote

You mean ancient Egyptian Pharoh Abraham Lincoln?

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GrantMK2 t1_ixa7n05 wrote

That's a really under-appreciated part of the Book of Exodus.

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Jellicle_Tyger t1_ixdesk6 wrote

It really sets up the ironic reversal when he signs the emancipation proclamation millenia later.

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mekatzer t1_ixbtj7r wrote

You mean like in the Ken Burns cave paintings?

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