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Hundreds of Ming Dynasty cultural relics have been excavated from two shipwrecks in the South China Sea, including pottery, copper coins porcelain and even deer antlers.

A new museum hall at the Yin Ruins, a World Heritage Site known as

China conducts challenging deep-sea exploration of Ming Dynasty shipwrecks-

Chinas state agency said the discovery was a big feat in Chinas deep-sea archeological research initiative.

ANN/CHINA DAILY – Two ancient shipwrecks, probably dating back to the middle of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), have been found at a depth of 1,500 metres (m) in the South China Sea, the National Cultural Heritage Administration announced on Sunday in the coastal city of Sanya, Hainan province. A scientific research team from the Chinese […]

The sunken ships, which appeared to export mainly porcelain and other imported wood, were found about a mile deep in the water on the northwest slope of the sea, about 10 nautical miles apart.

Two ancient shipwrecks, probably dating back to the middle of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), have been found at a depth of 1,500 meters in the South China Sea, the National Cultural Heritage Administration announced on Sunday in the coastal city of Sanya, Hainan province.

© Provided by Xinhua HAIKOU, May 21 (Xinhua) -- An archaeological investigation on two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea was launche

Two ancient shipwrecks, probably dating back to the middle of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), have been found at a depth of 1,500 meters in the South China Sea, the National Cultural Heritage Administration announced on Sunday in the coastal city of Sanya, Hainan province.

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