This Mysterious Combination Lock Sank in a 1583 Shipwreck. When Engineers Cracked the Code, It Cl…

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This Mysterious Combination Lock Sank in a 1583 Shipwreck. When Engineers Cracked the Code, It Clicked Open for the First Time in More Than 400 Years

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A metal detectorist recovered the brass artifact from the wreck of the "Ann Francis," a merchant vessel that sank off southern Wales. Researchers used micro-CT scans to identify the four-letter combination

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This Mysterious Combination Lock Sank in a 1583 Shipwreck. When Engineers Cracked the Code, It Clicked Open for the First Time in More Than 400 Years