In caves along the Oregon coast, archeologists found a dozen timbers they believe came from the 17th-century sunken Spanish galleon that inspired Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film.
“No booby traps, just the timbers,” said Scott Williams, president of the Maritime Archaeological Society. He and his team retrieved the timbers in mid-June in an archaeological expedition that wouldn’t have been out of place in “Indiana Jones” — another Spielberg creation.
According to a spokesperson at Spielberg’s company, Amblin Productions, the movie mogul used the story of the San Cristo de Burgos as inspiration for the film, which is set in Astoria, Ore. — near where the timbers and other artifacts have been discovered. at the time. The vessel was known to be carrying a cargo of beeswax to make candles, rare silks and Chinese porcelain.
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