在福建泉州湾后渚港海滩淤泥中,发掘了一艘古船。经考证为宋代沉没的木制远洋货船。这一项重大发现,揭开了我国造船史及海外交通史的崭新的一页。~④这艘船,在当时中外交通十分繁忙的后渚港码头附近沉没(距宋代古码头135米);船体及船上贵重的香料药材,埋藏至今多数尚未腐烂。这些现象,十分引人注目。研究海船的沉没环境,将为考古学者的判断提供地质依据。 An ancient ship was discovered in the mud of the beach behind Houzhu Harbor in Quanzhou Bay, Fujian Province. The research into the sunken wooden ocean-going cargo ship. This is a major discovery, opened a new chapter in the history of shipbuilding and overseas traffic history in our country. ~ ④ The ship sank near Houzhu harbor terminal at that time, which was very busy with foreign traffic (135 meters from the ancient pier of Song Dynasty); most of the spices and medicinal materials on the hull and on board were still intact. These phenomena are very noticeable. Studying the sunken environment of a sea ship will provide the geological basis for archaeologists’ judgment.