Divers guilty of raiding shipwrecks without declaring their finds
Two divers from Kent have today pleaded guilty to not declaring valuable items from shipwrecks off the UK coast.
Prehistoric caribou hunting structure discovered beneath Lake Huron
Underwater archaeologists have discovered evidence of prehistoric caribou hunts that provide unprecedented insight into the social and seasonal organization of early peoples in the Great Lakes region.
Stanford professor looks underwater for history of the Roman Empire
Using archeological evidence from shipwrecks and harbors, classics scholar Justin Leidwanger uncovers the story of economic networks during a millennium of classical antiquity.
Sulphur Haunts the Ghost wreck
Sulphur and iron accumulation has once again been found in wood samples from old shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea. This time the samples are from the merchant vessel Ghost wreck and the warships Sword and the Crown.
First animals oxygenated the ocean, study suggests
The evolution of the first animals may have oxygenated the earth's oceans – contrary to the traditional view that a rise in oxygen triggered their development.
Ferocious weather is putting UK maritime history at risk
Maritime Archaeology Trust, is concerned that the damage to our local heritage could be irreparable.
Controversy over the use of Roman ingots to investigate dark matter and neutrinos
Lead bricks from ancient shipwrecks ideal for experiments in particle physics.
Ancient naval battle site ‘rammed’ with relics of war
A naval battle took place between the Romans and their archenemies the Carthaginians
First magnetometer expedition over wrecks of USS Scourge (Lord Nelson) and USS Hamilton
Sailing out of Ontario’s historic Port Dalhousie on a glorious late June morning the tree lined shoreline of western Lake Ontario must have looked almost the same the morning of August 8, 1813 just hours after two United States Navy warships, USS Hamilton and British-built USS Scourge, slipped beneath the lake’s surface into its cold, dark waters taking 53 sailors to their watery graves, casualties of the War of 1812.
19th century U.S. Coast Survey steamer wreck identified by archaeologists
More than 153 years after it was lost in a violent collision at sea, government and university maritime archaeologists have identified the wreck of the ship Robert J. Walker, a steamer that served in the U.S. Coast Survey, a predecessor agency of NOAA.
Rudder raised from seabed after 400 years by marine archaeologists
The 17th century Swash Channel Wreck raised today by marine archaeologists from Bournemouth University
Texas State excavates centuries-old Gulf of Mexico shipwreck
Researchers from The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, in partnership with the Ocean Exploration Trust, are excavating a rare shipwreck off the Texas coast that could date back nearly 200 years.
The Crown Estate renews £60K funding pledge to support seabed heritage
An archaeological reporting scheme which helps the marine aggregate industry report historical finds from the seabed will benefit from a renewed funding deal between The Crown Estate and the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA).
Secret streets of Britain’s Atlantis are revealed
A University of Southampton professor has carried out the most detailed analysis ever of the archaeological remains of the lost medieval town of Dunwich, dubbed ‘Britain’s Atlantis’.
World’s oldest shipwreck reveals incredible cargo
Accidentally discovered by a Turkish sponge diver in 1982, the remains of the 3,300-year-old Uluburun shipwreck lie 10km off the coast of southern Turkey.
