The Burgzand Noord 17 shipwreck site yielded more than 1,000 artifacts.
Sources
- Global Cargo - Archaeology Magazine - May/June 2018 (archaeology.org)
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0268117X.2022.2123847 (tandfonline.com)
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/shipwreck-clothing-gowns-palmwood-texel-discovery (nationalgeographic.com)
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