Underwater archaeology is a multidisciplinary field dedicated to the discovery, recording and preservation of submerged cultural heritage. This branch of archaeology not only unravels historical ...

For nearly two decades, Chen has been making such descents into the depths of the sea. Now in his early fifties, he is deputy head of the underwater archaeology center at the Fujian provincial ...

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. The ritualistic-looking item was ...

A team of researchers have been uncovering a remarkably well-preserved shipwreck, which is thought to be around 2,000 years old, in Barbir Bay near Sukošan in Croatia. Archaeologists from the ...

Archaeologists have discovered by chance what they say are the remains of a 16th-century merchant ship more than 1.5 miles underwater off southern France, the deepest such find in its section of the ...

At the beginning of 2024, state archaeologists in Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany, had an ambitious idea: to record and document all of the sunken wrecks in Lake Constance. The alpine lake once ...

A remarkably well-preserved shipwreck from the Late Hellenistic - Early Roman period has been discovered off Antalya’s coast near Adrasan in Türkiye. Found at a depth of 33–46 meters, this stunning ...

A survey of a Wisconsin river led to the accidental discovery of a shipwreck that sank in the area over a century ago. The Wisconsin Historical Society's Maritime Preservation Program and the ...

Role of Modern Technology in Underwater Archaeology The discovery and excavation of the underwater city would not have been possible without the aid of modern technology. Sonar mapping played a ...