Code cracked for shipwreck padlock solving 400-year-old mystery
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Experts have cracked a four-letter code to open an ancient padlock from a shipwreck off the Welsh coast using modern scanning technology. The 400-year-old brass lock was discovered by metal detectorist Peter Hughes in the sand near Margam in Port Talbot, in 1999. It forms part of a wider treasure …
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