The Economic Times

A 13th-century cellar in Germany looked ordinary until archaeologists discovered its ceiling was built from a medieval ship

Archaeologists studying a 13th-century cellar in Constance, Germany, have discovered that its ceiling was made using at least 19 planks from a medieval flat-bottomed cargo ship. The remarkably preserved timber could offer new clues about shipbuilding and lake transport around Lake Constance more than 780 years ago.