Drought in Poland reveals 400-year-old sunken treasures

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Drought in Poland reveals 400-year-old sunken treasures

<p>You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginWARSAW (Reuters) - A huge cargo of elaborate marble stonework that sank to the bottom of Poland's Vistula river four centuries ago has re-appeared after a drought and record-low water levels revealed the masonry lying in the mud on the river bed. Archaeologists believe the stonework was part of a trove which 17th-century Swedish invaders looted from Poland's rulers and loaded onto barges to transport home, only for the booty to go to the bottom when the vessels sank. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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