Underwater Archaeology
6 reportsA closer account of Underwater Archaeology considers field recording, together with field or laboratory procedure and dating or detection limits. The account anchors dating or detection limits in integration with excavation records and uses calibration standards to test whether the pattern extends beyond one dataset; the evidence is read with the caveat that disturbance, contamination, and incomplete context can narrow what the method establishes.
Ancient Shipwreck With Hundreds of Amphorae Found Near Andros
Archaeologists have identified a late Classical period merchant shipwreck off Andros, Greece, containing over 600 amphorae. The find offers new evidence for Aegean maritime trade and cargo transport in the 5th-4th centuries BCE.
Byzantine Gold Regalia and Imperial Ring Found in Adriatic Shipwreck
Archaeologists have recovered gold ceremonial belts, imperial coins, and a rare signet ring from a Byzantine shipwreck off Croatia's Mljet island, offering new evidence for elite travel and trade across the Adriatic in the early Middle Ages
Submerged Roman Port at Puteoli Reveals Ancient Trade Infrastructure
Archaeologists are mapping the underwater remains of Puteoli, Rome's early commercial port, using advanced survey methods to document warehouses, workshops, and a rare Nabataean temple preserved beneath the Bay of Naples
Final Revolutionary War Cannon Fragment Recovered from Lake Champlain
Archaeologists have retrieved the last known fragment of a Revolutionary War-era cannon from Lake Champlain, closing a decades-long search and providing new evidence for the Battle of Valcour Island's archaeological record
Bronze Age Sword Recovered from Protected Wreck off Devon Coast
A 3,000-year-old Bronze Age sword has been recovered by volunteer divers from the Salcombe Cannon and Moor Sand sites off south Devon, offering new evidence for prehistoric maritime activity and trade in the region
Ancient Human Remains and Maya Ceramics Found in Cenote Yaakun
Archaeologists have begun a research and conservation project at Cenote Yaakun near Playa del Carmen after the discovery of a possible young adult woman's skeleton and a cluster of Maya ceramics in a deep underwater context