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That piece is interesting in that they suggest how one may probably identify it as being the Endeavour. That was by establishing the timbers are English Oak, a
by dfawcus 5y ago
That piece is interesting in that they suggest how one may probably identify it as being the Endeavour. That was by establishing the timbers are English Oak, as they indicate the other wrecks were built from American or Indian timbers.
So if they have done that, then combined with the detail in the recent article about matching to the plans, it may well be reasonable to assign a high probability of it being the Endeavour.
So maybe not 'proof', but a reasonable high probability assumption. Unless they find specific unique details from that ship in the wreck, what else could count as 'definite' proof?
- scoot 5y agoApologies, I edit the parent comment to remove mention of the other article with the intention of posting it as a separate comment, around the same time you posted this reply. For context here's what @dfawcus was replying to since I can no longer edit back in: > Here's a related article from 2018 with a bit more historical context: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/sep/19/wreck-of-captain-cooks-hms-endeavour-discovered-off-coast-of-america https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/sep/19/wreck...