Discovering two rare timber masts from ancient ships has proved to be the highlight of a recently concluded excavation of what appears to have once
Immerse yourself in the past with our Archaeology Scuba News. Here, we bring you the latest discoveries and research from underwater archaeological sites around the world.
From sunken cities to shipwrecks, we cover the stories that bridge the gap between the deep sea and deep time, revealing the ocean’s role in human history.
Discovering two rare timber masts from ancient ships has proved to be the highlight of a recently concluded excavation of what appears to have once
Greece’s Ministry of Culture is preparing to give recreational divers access to three more ancient shipwreck sites. Its green light follows what has been deemed
An 11,000-year-old stone wall stretching for almost 1km has been discovered beneath the Baltic Sea, the oldest-known human-built mega-structure ever discovered there – and scientists
Divers in southern Sicily have recovered the sculpture of a prancing horse, thought to be a long-lost marble fascia ornament from the Temple of Zeus
An 8kg block of chiselled obsidian has been recovered from a newly discovered Stone Age shipwreck site near the White Grotto on the Italian island
An observant recreational scuba diver has come across a vast deposit of large bronze coins dating back to the age of the Roman emperor Constantine
Underwater artefacts including cannon on England’s Protected Wreck Sites are becoming “too hot to handle” – that’s the message Historic England (HE) wants to send
A funnel-shaped cannon found by a recreational scuba diver off Sweden’s west coast could be Europe’s oldest shipboard gun, according to an inter-disciplinary team of
Surprising Stone Age and Bronze Age discoveries have been made by divers in Israel and Albania. Lifeguard David Shalom, snorkelling off Palmahim Beach on Israel’s
A 2,300-year-old merchant shipwreck has been discovered in the Mediterranean Sea off Egypt’s north coast. The remains are centred on a submerged reef, suggesting that the
Italian and French maritime archaeologists have joined forces to explore an ancient shipwreck 350m deep between northern Corsica and the Italian island of Capraia. The
The handgun was probably used to commit a crime, while the sword reveals signs of clashing with an enemy’s blade some 800 years earlier –
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