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There are many reasons why underwater archaeology can make a significant contribution to our knowledge of the past. In the shipwreck field alone, individual shipwrecks can be of significant historical importance either because of the magnitude of loss of life (such as the Titanic) or circumstances of loss (Housatonic was the first vessel in history sunk by an enemy submarine).
Already in this first underwater effort, the team has explored a stone monument originally discovered in 1933 and also investigated, for the first time, two recently found shipwrecks dated to the ...
Maritime archaeology (also known as marine archaeology) is a discipline within archaeology as a whole that specifically studies human interaction with the sea, [1] lakes and rivers through the study of associated physical remains, be they vessels, shore-side facilities, port-related structures, cargoes, human remains and submerged landscapes. [2]
Chuck Meide (born 1971) American; maritime and underwater archaeology; discovered the shipwrecks La Belle (1686), Storm Wreck (1782), and Anniversary Wreck (ca. 1760s-1800) James Mellaart (1925–2012) British; discoverer of Çatalhöyük
Scientists Are Racing to Unearth the Secrets of an Ancient Underwater World. Darren Orf. January 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM. ... underwater archaeologist at Denmark’s Moesgaard Museum, said in a press ...
The Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology (ACUA) serves as an international advisory body on issues relating to underwater archaeology, conservation, and submerged cultural resources management. It works to educate scholars, governments, sport divers , and the public about underwater archaeology and the preservation of underwater cultural ...
At the underwater archaeology site of Gran Carro di Bolsena in Aiola, Italy, divers found an ancient clay figurine pegged to be from the 9th or 10th century BC.
Archaeological diving is a type of scientific diving used as a method of survey and excavation in underwater archaeology.The first known use of the method comes from 1446, when Leon Battista Alberti explored and attempted to lift the ships of Emperor Caligula in Lake Nemi, Italy. [1]