Massive 15th century ship preserved in mud for centuries set to be restored after 20 years of work Posted on February 17, 2023 By Charlielikes The Newport Ship was discovered by archaeologists in 2002 in the south Wales city during the construction of an arts centre orchestra pit. It is now being painstakingly restored. news Tags:‘after, 'massive, ‘set, ‘ship, ‘to, ‘work, 15th, 20., be, centuries, century’, for, in, mud,, news, of, preserved, restored, topnews, trending, years-