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Wreck artifacts to go on display (UK)

Artefacts from a 17th Century ship wreck found off the Dorset coast are set to go on display.

Students and experts from Bournemouth University have worked for two years on the wreck site, in an area off Poole Harbour known as The Swash Channel.

The ship, which lies about 23ft (7m) down, is thought to date from the 1620s but its country of origin is unknown.

Read entire article at BBC