Unlocking the Past, Guiding the Future
Unlocking the Past, Guiding the Future
Researchers have revealed the remarkable maritime capabilities of Neolithic communities residing along the Mediterranean shores over 7,000 years ago. Led by archaeologists from the Spanish National Research Council in Barcelona, the investigation focused on the discovery of five intricately crafted…
Off the Florida coastline, archaeologists have identified the sunken remains of the HMS Tyger, a British warship that sank in 1742. The wreck site, initially discovered in 1993 near Garden Key, has now been conclusively confirmed to be the HMS…
A comprehensive underwater archaeological survey conducted around the Greek island of Kasos has unveiled a trove of maritime history, with researchers identifying ten shipwrecks spanning millennia, from as far back as 3,000 BCE to the modern era. The study, known…
The oldest entirely hand-sewn boat in the Mediterranean, known as the Zambratija, is set for a new chapter in its long history. The vessel, which has rested undisturbed on Croatia’s Adriatic seafloor for millennia, will embark on a land journey…
Divers from the Naples Police underwater unit, based in Naples, Italy, have retrieved a substantial piece of obsidian from the remnants of a Neolithic shipwreck, off the coast of the island of Capri. The artifact, resembling a large book and…
In an archaeological salvage project off the coast of east China’s Fujian Province, the remnants of a Yuan Dynasty ship, submerged for over seven centuries, have surfaced, according to Xinhua News. This discovery presents the historical prosperity of the Maritime…
Construction workers with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in St. Augustine, Florida, recently uncovered the remarkably well-preserved remains of a wooden fishing boat dating back to the mid to late 1800s. The vessel, believed to be a small single-masted,…
Researchers have unearthed a remarkably well-preserved 2,500-year-old canoe from the Early Iron Age in Lake Neuchâtel, western Switzerland. The find, which provides invaluable insights into the prehistory of the region, was announced at a press conference by archaeologists from the…
A copper dome, originally believed to be an oversized cooking cauldron, has ignited excitement in the maritime archaeology community as it may well be the remains of a 17th-century primitive submarine, possibly one of the earliest ever discovered. This intriguing…
The Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) and the non-profit Silentworld Foundation have embarked on an archaeological journey to unveil the secrets of the South Australian shipwreck. Recent findings, presented in the journal Historical Archaeology, shed light on the ship’s historical…
