World’s Oldest Mariner’s Astrolabe Found
A unique leaded-gunmetal disk with iconic Portuguese markings recovered from the Sodré shipwreck site in Al Hallaniyah, Oman, has been identified as an early mariner’s astrolabe, according to a paper published in the International Journal of Nautical...
archaeologsEnglishHistory, General, ArchaeologyApril 20, 2019 14:11:17