I'm sure there are reasons for not explaining why I'm wrong but I question if this could have been the movement of antiques (such that the wreck is much newer than the cargo) or dumped overboard for some reason. All I see is they found really old clay pots.
I'm sure there are reasons for not explaining why I'm wrong but I question if this could have been the movement of antiques (such that the wreck is much newer than the cargo) or dumped overboard for some reason. All I see is they found really old clay pots.
Agreed.
It's like the next step after the ship of Theseus.
1. If you replace 100% of the wood, is it the same ship?
2. If there is no wood at all left, is it a ship at all?
This isn't a shipwreck. It's the site of a shipwreck. It's where a wreck used to be.
They also found stone anchors. So you could say it’s a shipwreck where nothing is left but the anchors.
If the anchors were gone too, I would agree with you—some piece of the original ship (not just the cargo) must remain to consider it a shipwreck.