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| Parts of Gauntlet Discovered. Source: See link below. |
To date, only five gauntlets dating from the 14th century have been discovered in Switzerland, according to the Zurich cantonal infrastructure department on Tuesday. However, their state of preservation is nowhere near that of the glove found in Kyburg.
During the winter of 2021/22, the archaeologists found all the iron parts. Some of the fingers had completely escaped corrosion enabling specialists to recognise a particularly high number of manufacturing and decorative details.
The metal parts of the glove were originally riveted to a leather glove. The 25 pieces were also firmly attached to each other, giving the glove great flexibility...
Swiss archaeologists piece together 14th-century gauntlet - SWI swissinfo.ch
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Amid flooding, snow and freezing rain across the US, treacherous weather in Maine brought a rare glimpse of a 112-year-old shipwreck at Acadia National Park.
The two-masted sailing schooner named Tay ran aground on Mount Desert Island in July 1911 when it struck a ledge during a storm, resulting in the death of the ship’s cook, according to an article in the Bar Harbor Record at the time.
The Tay quickly broke into pieces and a large portion of the ship’s cargo was washed ashore by the waves as its captain, I W Scott, tried unsuccessfully to make it to the harbour.
“The main sheet parted and then he lost his main boom. Captain Scott attempted to stand off-shore under head sails, but he was too far in and was swept inside the breakers,” the article recounts. “The Tay struck hard and was dismasted fore and aft at the first shock, and began to go to pieces rapidly.”
But last week, following storms across the country, part of the shipwreck was brought to the surface, washing up on Mount Desert Island’s Sand Beach after being buried for decades...
Here is that link.
Deadly winter storms expose 112-year-old shipwreck (msn.com)
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Another article on the same story.
A record high tide in Maine washed away three historic fishing shacks that had stood since the 1800s and formed the backdrop of countless photographs. The dramatic incident, which was caught on video, happened just two days after a shipwreck from 1911 was exposed by another storm on a beach in Maine.
Michelle Erskine said she was visiting Fisherman's Point at Willard Beach in South Portland on Saturday when she captured video footage of the last two wooden shacks sliding into the ocean..
The shacks, owned by the city of South Portland, had just undergone a facelift in October when they were repainted.
They were the last in a series of fishing shacks that predate the city's incorporation after they were first built along the shore and then moved to their most recent location in the 1880s. Erskine said they once housed lobster traps and fishing gear. Two shacks were destroyed in an earlier storm in 1978...
And here is that link.
Maine storms wash away iconic fishing shacks, expose long-buried 1911 shipwreck on beach - CBS News