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Archaeology team helps find oldest deep-sea shipwrecks
Deep-sea exploration propelled by new technologies
About 2,700 years ago, two Phoenician ships sank to the Mediterranean's muddy bottom, where they lay upright, preserved in the relative stillness and tremendous pressure of the deep, dark waters. They were found 1,000 feet down in June 1999 by a team made up of Harvard archaeologists led by ...
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Behind the Mask of Agamemnon Volume 52 Number 4, July/August 1999
by Spencer P.M. Harrington
"I have opened up a new world for archaeology," said Heinrich Schliemann after his 1871-1873 excavation of Troy. Schliemann was speaking the truth; the businessman-turned-archaeologist had shown that Homer's epics may have been based ...
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COMBINED CAESAREA EXPEDITIONS
Underwater Excavations of Sebastos: King Herod's Harbor
INTRODUCTION
The ancient harbor at Caesarea, Israel is located on the Mediterranean coast midway between Tel Aviv and Haifa near the Kibbutz Sdot Yam (34 deg 53.5 min E 32 deg 30.5 min N). The harbor was commissioned and built by Herod the Great in 21 BC.
Herod used a new Roman building technique which incorporated newly invented material, hydraulic concrete, to build harbor moles out from the c ...
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Diving on the Pandora October 22, 1998
by Frank Sturgess
Uncovering the ship that chased down the mutineers of HMS Bounty
The scuba tanks swayed in their racks like drunken sailors as our boat rolled in a frothy sea, fighting strong currents and keeping a respectful distance from the barely submerged, razor-sharp reefs t ...
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(Note: these pages were originally developed by Chuck Meide)
Reports From The Field - Summer 1999
History of Dog Island
Fox and Le Tigre: what were they like?
Read the eye-witness account of the wrecking of Le Tigre
Research Design
The Florida State University Program in Underwater Archaeology is conducting a maritime archaeological investigation in the waters around Dog Island from May 3rd to August 8th, 1999. Dog Island, off the Gulf coast south of Tallahassee, is ...
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www.nasportsmouth.org.uk
Welcome to the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS)
NAS supports IKUWA3 in 2008
The NAS is proud to support IKUWA3, the Third International Congress on Underwater Archaeology, to be held in London in 2008. In conjunction with the Institute of Field Archaeologists, the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, and supported by English Heritage, the event will be the largest conference on underwater archaeology ever held in Britain. Contact Sarah at the of ...
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Nordic Underwater Archaeology
If you like history and scuba diving, this is for you. Learn about maritime archaeology worldwide, from a north European perspective.
Feature Nov-Jan: Underwater heritage protection.
Among latest additions: E Nordewall, Fredricus, Mystery Snow Brig.
News in the press.
Updated Jan '06. Copyright.
What is underwater archaeology?
Museums, Societies, Authorities & Contacts
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Nordic wrecks, Wrecks worldwide, Wreck databasesReplicas & Shipbuilding
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What's new? Virtual Museum & Videos. Glossary A-Z. About.
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Nordic Underwater Archaeology
If you like history and scuba diving, this is for you. Learn about maritime archaeology worldwide, from a north European perspective.
Feature Nov-Jan: Underwater heritage protection.
Among latest additions: E Nordewall, Fredricus, Mystery Snow Brig.
News in the press.
Updated Jan '06. Copyright.
What is underwater archaeology?
Museums, Societies, Authorities & Contacts
Courses & Academic depts
Projects
Nordic wrecks, Wrecks worldwide, Wreck databasesReplicas & Shipbuilding
Literature & Archives, Journals, Conferences, Documents
Tools & Technique
Miscellaneous, Links
Diving
What's new? Virtual Museum & Videos. Glossary A-Z. About.
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Dirk & Clive Cussler
photo by Rob Greer Photography
Founded by Clive Cussler, the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) is a non-profit, volunteer foundation dedicated to preserving our maritime heritage through the discovery, archaeological survey and conservation of shipwreck artifacts.
Cussler to Speak at U.S.S. Monitor Ceremony
Survey Results from 3 New NUMA Searches (PDF 2MB)
Team Resumes Search for Plane Lost in 1950
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1. Savimbi, Jonas SAVIMBI, JONAS [Savimbi, Jonas] , 1934-2002, Angolan rebel leader. He was a founding member of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) in 1966. Savimbi was included in the interim ...
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Special Report: Deepest Wreck Volume 54 Number 2, March/April 2001
by Brett A. Phaneuf, Thomas K. Dettweiler, and Thomas Bethge
The search for a missing submarine turns up a second-century B.C. shipwreck at nearly 10,000 feet.
A wreck recently discovered between Greece and Egypt may be of a vessel similar in appearance to th ...
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The Geneva Kathleen An Examination of Her Submerged Remains: A Windlass and Freight Hoisting Apparatus By Michael A. Arbuthnot
In 1997 I participated in an underwater archaeology field school on Grand Cayman Island. We were mapping the remains of wreck located 200 feet off its northeast coast in roughly 8 feet of water. Previous research revealed the wreck was the Geneva Kathleen, a 3-masted wooden schooner built in Texas for the Caribbean lumber trade. The Geneva Kathleen had wrecked in 1930 ...
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The Marine Archaeological Excavation of the East Indiaman Götheborg (1983-92)
1. Background
On the 12th of September 1745, the East Indiaman Götheborg, the pride of the Swedish East India Company, was approaching the mouth of the Göta River. She was the Company's largest vessel and named in honor of the city of Gothenburg which was also the Company's homeport.
She was fully laden with tea, spices, silks and porcelain and on the point of completing her third successful voyage to Canton ...
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The Secrets of an Ancient Indian Watering Hole
by Walt Stearns
It began as an invitation by the government of the Dominican Republic, in August 1996, to a team of underwater archaeologists led by Indiana University professor Charles Beeker. The idea was to initiate the investigation of a water filled sinkhole and a dry cave inside one of the countrys national parks near the southeastern coastal providence of La Romana.
The outcome was perhaps the richest find ever recorded of Taino Ind ...
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Underwater World of Bodrum
Discover the Excitement of the underwater world in this unique diving area in Bodrum, Turkey. Let us take you back in time to a 2.600 years old shipwreck. Experience first hand what it means to be an underwater archaeologist... Here's how . . .
In this web site we try to bring you closer to the underwater world of Turkey, full of historical and natural wonders.
See our slide show From the deeps of the Aegean directly to your screen...What is under the water? m ...
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