Maritime Archaeology
Digging through wrecks, artefacts and ancient civilisations lost beneath the waves to learn more about the history of humanity's relationship with the oceans
Ancient shipwreck discovered off Turkey could be world’s oldest
Underwater archaeologists have recovered amphorae which may date a shipwreck off Turkey's Mediterranean coast as the oldest in the world
Royal Navy destroyer HMS Tiger found 118 years after fatal collision
The wreck of Royal Navy destroyer HMS Tiger, lost with 35 souls during a night exercise in 1908, has been identified by divers from ProjectXplore
Divers identify Roman shipwreck with hundreds of amphorae off Sicily
A Roman-era shipwreck thought to be more than 2,000 years old carrying hundreds of amphorae has been identified off the coast of Sicily.
Rare Bronze Age sword discovered at protected UK wreck site
A rare Bronze Age sword has been discovered by volunteer divers investigating historic wreck sites off the coast of Devon, southern UK
Mary Rose archaeologist Christopher Dobbs honoured
Diving archaeologist Christopher Dobbs has been recognised by the Society for Nautical Research for his work raising Tudor warship, Mary Rose
Greek authorities unveil new underwater archaeological sites to divers
Greece’s Ministry of Culture has announced the creation of two new underwater archaeological sites that will be opened to divers
Diver finds second Crusader sword off Israel coast
A scuba diver found a Crusader-era sword off Israel’s Mediterranean coast, in the same area where he recovered a similar weapon in 2021.
Pioneering maritime archaeologist Robert Grenier dies at 88
Canadian underwater archaeologist Robert Grenier, who led the discovery of the 16th-century Basque whaling ship San Juan, has died aged 88
World’s largest medieval cog discovered off Copenhagen
Archaeologists from Denmark’s Viking Ship Museum have uncovered the largest known medieval cog during surveys in Øresund, off Copenhagen
Divers discover 7,000-year-old stone wall beneath the sea off Brittany
French marine archaeologists have identified a 7,000-year-old stone wall underwater off Brittany, following extensive diving surveys
Treasure Fleet shipwrecks yield million dollar haul
Divers have recovered more than US$1,000,000 of treasure in the form of gold and silver coins from the remains of the 1715 Treasure Fleet
New Scottish MPAs protecting Scapa Flow and Queen of Sweden wreck
The Scottish government has announced the introduction of two new Historic MPAs to protect Scapa Flow and the Queen of Sweden wreck
Wreck-hunter Joe Mazraani dies during Atlantic steam ship expedition
Renowned technical diver and wreck-hunter Joe Mazraani has died off the coast of Cape Cod during an expedition to a lost Atlantic steam ship
Wreck of WWI cruiser HMS Nottingham found 110 years after her sinking
An team of technical divers has located the wreck of HMS Nottingham, 110 years after she was sunk by a German U-boat
Review: The Adriatic Affair: A Maritime Hit-and-Run off the Coast of Nantucket
A review of The Adriatic Affair: A Maritime Hit-and-Run off the Coast of Nantucket By Jennifer N Sellitti, published by Schiffer Publishing
Lost WWII Japanese warship Teruzuki discovered in Solomon Islands
The wreck of the Japanese destroyer Teruzuki has been discovered in the Solomon Islands, 83 years after she was sunk by US torpedo boats
Deepest shipwreck in French waters discovered ‘frozen in time’
A 16th-century shipwreck discovered by accident has proven to be the deepest in French waters and appears 'frozen in time'
New survey confirms wreck of San José sunken treasure galleon
A new expedition to the wreck of San José finds a collection of coins that positively identify the 'Holy Grail of shipwrecks'
Diver arrested for looting ancient shipwreck
A scuba diver has been arrested, still wearing his wetsuit, for looting the remains of a 2,000 year-old Roman shipwreck in Mallorca
Wrecks4all maritime archaeology training programme
Montenegro's Wrecks4All project is hosting a 5-day training programme for budding marine archaeologists from Montenegro and Albania.
New ‘true colour’ images of Shackleton’s Endurance
New colour-corrected images of the wreck of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance show how the ship would have looked above the water
2,500-year-old shipwreck discovered off Sicily
Ancient shipwreck provides a window into maritime trade between ancient Greece, Carthage and Phoenicia around the island of Sicily
3,600-year-old bronze dagger found in ancient Turkish shipwreck
Scientists have discovered a bronze dagger with silver rivets in the wreckage of an ancient Minoan vessel off the coast of Türkiye.
First report from 2024 expedition to wreck of the San José
The first expedition to the San José returns with new archaeological findings, but no mention of its reported $20 billion worth of treasure
Wreck of British WWI liner SS Arcadian identified in Aegean Sea
The wreck of the British liner SS Arcadian, sunk by a German torpedo during WWI, has been located off the Greek island of Sifnos.
World’s oldest deep-sea shipwreck discovered off Israel coast
The oldest known deep-sea shipwreck, containing hundreds of intact amphorae, has been discovered 90km off the coast of Israel.
Ernest Shackleton’s last ship, Quest, found in Labrador Sea
The wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, Quest, has been located off the Labrador coast by Royal Canadian Geographical Society-led team
USS Jacob Jones’ bell returns home
The ship's bell of the USS Jacob Jones, the first US Navy destroyer to be sunk by enemy action during WWI, has been returned to the US Navy
Mortar Wreck: grave slabs recovered from oldest British shipwreck
Maritime archaeologists from Bournemouth University have recovered two medieval grave slabs from the remains of the 13th Century Mortar Wreck
Search for missing German U-boat to be revealed in BBC documentary
BBC documentary to highlight the search for a lost German WWI submarine and the British ship that sank her
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