Answer the mystery about the ship at the foot of the New York Twin Towers

Scientists have discovered the secret of an old ship excavated in 2010 under the rubble of the World Trade Center twin towers in New York.

The large ship buried under the rubble was closed during the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

By comparing the year-round model of wood with historical records, researchers at the Columbia Round Wood Laboratory, led by Dr. Martin-Benito, determined that the ship was built in 1773. in a shipyard in Philadelphia. These loops match the pattern from the Independence Hall - the building where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution was signed.

In July 2010, archaeologists supervised excavations at the World Trade Center site in Manhattan found the body of a ship. Since the date of shipbuilding and the origin of the timber has not been determined, samples collected from different parts of the ship have been gathered to carry out the timber age determination over the year and identify the origin.

The wood was obtained from the ship.(Photo: gizmodo.com)

The results show the greatest similarity between the model obtained from the ship and the timber chronicle from Philadelphia and eastern Pennsylvania. The last round of the 7 best preserved samples showed that the shipbuilding timber was cut down in 1773 AD, or shortly after that year.

Scientists analyze, all types of oak used to close the ship most likely originate from the same location in the Philadelphia area. This supports the hypothesis drawn independently from the consideration of shipbuilding style that the ship is the product of a small shipyard.

The number of ships built at the end of the 18th century was found to be very small, and there were also few historical documents regarding the method of shipbuilding of this period. Therefore, the fact that the ship was built in 1773 played an important role in confirming the hull found at the World Trade Center represented a rare and valuable piece of shipbuilding history. America.

In previous analyzes, scientists also discovered many holes in wood samples, thought to be due to a wave of wood-eating worms. Scientists believe that the ship was attacked by the worm after a trip to the Mediterranean Sea.

Dr. Martin-Benito said that this is why the ship sank earlier than planned on the Manhattan coast.

However, there is still an unanswered mystery that is why the ship was taken to the World Trade Center area?

Historians are still unsure whether the ship sank accidentally or was intentionally sunk to become part of a landfill at the Manhattan coast.

The oysters clinging to the hull showed that the ship had definitely gone to sea for a while before being buried by layers of garbage and sandy soil.