A pair of medieval slabs has been recovered from the depths of Studland Bay, off the coast of Dorset in the U.K., after lying underwater for some 800 years. The relics were part of the cargo of a 13th ...

Purbeck stone can be found in many medieval churches and prominent buildings. After centuries at the bottom of the English Channel, remnants from one of England’s oldest surviving shipwrecks are ...

DORSET, ENGLAND—According to a Newsweek report, researchers led by Tom Cousins of Bournemouth University and his colleagues have recovered two marble slabs from the so-called Mortar Wreck, a ...

What first looked like a scatter of junk on the seabed off southern England has turned out to be one of the most revealing medieval shipwrecks ever found. The vessel, packed with carved stone and ...

The 750-year-old site of a medieval shipwreck known as the “Mortar Wreck” is the oldest known wreck in which the ship’s hull is still visible. A medieval shipwreck known as the “Mortar Wreck” was ...

A Medieval shipwreck discovered off the coast of Dorset has been declared the UK's oldest and has been granted the highest level of protected status. First discovered in the waters of Poole Bay in ...

A medieval shipwreck known as the “Mortar Wreck” was discovered off England’s southern coast. Scientists were able to test the timbers of the ship and determine that it dates back to the 13th century.