Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – It’s impossible to say how many ancient shipwrecks can be found throughout the Mediterranean. Many civilizations, such as Egyptians, Phoenicians, Romans, and Greeks, were constantly present in the Mediterranean, either trading and exploring or they
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Underwater archaeologists have discovered rare, well-preserved cloth fragments, dwellings, baskets, weaving swords, and much more while examining a site near Rome, Italy. The submerged settlement La Marmotta in the comune of Anguillara Sabazia, approximately 30km north-west
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Two ancient shipwrecks, most likely dated to the mid-Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), were discovered about 1,500 meters under the sea level in South China Sea, the coastal city of Sanya, Hainan province. Over 100,000 cultural relics, mainly
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An enormous, rare cargo of 1,800-year-old marble artifacts, borne in a merchant ship that was shipwrecked in a storm, was uncovered in the coastal waters of Moshav Beit Yanai, north of Netanya. This is the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Visitors to the beautiful island of Korcula, the supposed birthplace of Marco Polo in Croatia, can admire wonderful dense pine forests, beautiful buildings, small squares, and marvelous monuments in the medieval Old town. As the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Last year, scientists reported sonar images revealed an intriguing shipwreck at the bottom of Lake Mjøsa in Norway. New video footage has caught a glimpse of the interesting shipwreck for the first time, and researchers have
Ellen Lloyd– AncientPages.com – It’s difficult to say where we can find traces of the world’s oldest civilization because many ancient underwater ruins still await our discovery. There are many mysteries beneath the waters, and we have only unraveled a
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Traces of the past remain hidden in rivers, lakes and seas. But we rarely look underwater and, as they say, out of sight is out of mind. In his inaugural lecture Martijn Manders will explain
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Underwater archaeologists have discovered an amazing ancient temple with marble altars at the bottom of the sea of Pozzuoli in the Italian region of Campania. The two Roman-age marble altars, datable to the first half of
Jan Bartek- AncientPages.com – The discovery was completely unexpected. The crew on board the Norwegian research ship G.O. Sars sent an unmanned remotely operated underwater vehicle – an ROV – with a camera down to the seabed in the middle
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Marine archaeologists from Vrak – Museum of Wreck have found the wreck of the naval vessel Äpplet, Vasa’s sister ship. The ship was first launched in 1629 and was built by the same master shipbuilder
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Underwater archaeologists are exploring an ancient lost Maya city hidden inside a volcanic crater. Hundreds of years ago, in the middle of Lake Atitlán, situated in the highlands of Guatemala, about 5,000 feet above sea
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The legendary lost continent of Atlantis appears in ancient myths and legends worldwide. Ancient people were familiar with a marvelous land that vanished a very long time ago. Researchers have debated the existence of Atlantis
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An ancient port believed to date back to the Roman-era has been discovered off the Syrian coast of Tartus, an important trade center in Syria, and has one of the two main ports of the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A submerged prehistoric settlement on the Black Sea coast, has been discovered by underwater archaeologists. The settlement was inhabited around 1,000 years earlier (going back to the Chalcolithic (Copper Age) than previously believed, and is
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The shipwreck that in the 1850’s carried Mayan people into slavery has been identified by archaeologists of Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). The wreck of the Cuban-based paddle-wheel steamboat was found in
