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The remains of a wreck carrying cargo ofMiddle Bronze Age weapons was found in 1977 off Moor Sand, Gammon Head,South Hams,Devon, England. The site was designated under theProtection of Wrecks Act on 14 February 1978. The wreck is aProtected Wreck managed byHistoric England[1]
The site may represent the wreck of a prehistoric boat that sunk while carrying Middle Bronze Age weaponry including swords,palstaves, and other materials.[1]
The site was identified in 1977 by trainee divers on a training course inSalcombe. Systematic searches in the following years identified further materials. The last artefact was recovered in 1982.[1]
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