Vasa Museums recasts a bronze canon
Experimental archaeology at its finest: The Vasa Museums recasts a bronze canon for testing. The warship Vasa sank in 1628 in Stockholm harbor and was raised in 1961.
Experimental archaeology at its finest: The Vasa Museums recasts a bronze canon for testing. The warship Vasa sank in 1628 in Stockholm harbor and was raised in 1961.
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