Prehistoric find located beneath the Swiss waves0

September 11th, 2007 by admin in Archaeology

Archaeologists have discovered traces of Switzerland’s oldest known building, but it will never draw tourists: it lies underwater in the middle of a lake.
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Deep sea divers opt for Nasdaq flotation1

July 17th, 2007 by admin in General and Archaeology and NEWS

Serious investors are putting money into a business once the preserve of buccaneers

On the bridge of the Odyssey Explorer the talk was not about stocks and shares but about the Spanish patrol boats at the entrance to Gibraltar’s port, waiting to search her hold for hidden treasure.
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157-year-old shipwreck found in lake1

June 22nd, 2007 by admin in Archaeology and NEWS and Wrecks

VERMILION, Ohio, USA - The wreckage of a steamship that sank in 1850 after its boilers exploded has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Erie.
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Ancient ceramics discovered off Xisha Islands-South China Sea0

May 11th, 2007 by admin in Archaeology and NEWS

Chinese archaeologists have recovered around 10,000 pieces of antique pottery and porcelain in an underwater excavation of a shipwreck believed to date back to the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) in the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea.
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Experts’ hope over shipwreck find0

June 27th, 2006 by admin in Archaeology and NEWS

Two well-preserved 18th Century shipwrecks, found by a team of Bristol archaeologists in the Caribbean, could shed new light on life in the 1700s.

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Titanic explorer to seek shipwrecks in Greece, Aegean Sea1

June 26th, 2006 by admin in Archaeology and NEWS

The search, by American oceanographer Robert Ballard, will be conducted in international waters, with the Greek culture ministry hoping to send a representative to observe operations, a ministry official said.

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Amateur divers stumble on relic of 17th century British warship1

June 5th, 2006 by admin in Archaeology and NEWS

London, England: Three amateur divers trying to free snagged lobster pots have discovered the well-preserved remains of what is thought to be 17th century warship Resolution.

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Diving into depths of Roman history0

June 4th, 2006 by admin in Archaeology and NEWS

CAESAREA, Israel: Above the glistening waves off the shores of the Israeli city of Caesarea, a group of scuba divers suit up to begin their descent into history.

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Fisherman nets ancient statue in Greece0

May 11th, 2006 by admin in Archaeology and NEWS

ATHENS, GreeceA Greek fisherman has handed over to authorities a large section of an ancient bronze statue brought up in his nets in the Aegean Sea, officials said.

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Dive team uses photo-mosaics for sunken ships0

May 11th, 2006 by admin in Archaeology and NEWS

MIAMI, USA - Thanks to a maritime heritage team with the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, you might never look at sunken shipwrecks the same way again.

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