Underwater Discoveries Archive

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Coastal and underwater caves in southern Sicily hold key clues about early human migration to the island, according to Washington University scientists' archaeological

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The wreckage of the Le Lyonnais, a French steamship that sank in 1856,  was recently discovered off the coast of Massachusetts by Atlantic Wreck

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In a surprising discovery off the California coast, two divers encountered a series of small objects initially mistaken for rocks on the seafloor.

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeological exploration of the submerged city of Baiae in the Gulf of Naples, Italy, has yielded a significant discovery on the seabed. The Roman

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Maritime historians from the Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association have made a significant discovery using historical records and high-resolution side-scanning sonar technology. They have

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The recent underwater archaeological discovery in the Nile River near Aswan, Egypt, has revealed significant historical artifacts. A joint French-Egyptian diving expedition uncovered

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A 3, 300-year-old shipwreck with intact amphorae was found 90 km offshore at 1. 8 km depth in the Mediterranean Sea. Image credit:

Jan Bartek -  AncientPages.com - Historic shipwrecks are often associated with the possibility of discovering submerged treasures on the ocean floor. However, for the Cornell research team investigating

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The wreck of the Quest, the last ship belonging to the renowned Irish-born British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, has been discovered off the

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have discovered a remarkable Roman-era structure submerged near the Campo di Mare coastline on Italy's western coast. The submerged building on the

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Life on the Edge project, a collaborative effort between the University of Bradford's Submerged Landscapes Research Centre and the Faculty of Humanities and

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from the National Park Service have discovered the archeological remnants of HMS Tyger, a British warship from the 18th century, within Dry

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Underwater archaeologists exploring the depths off the coast of Sicily have made a remarkable discovery. They found an exquisite marble fragment that was

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Ancient underwater ruins are as important and intriguing as anything prehistoric we discovered on the surface of the Earth. There are still many

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The steamship Africa vanished without a trace on a stormy October night in 1895. For 128 years, many wondered what had happened to

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A historical shipwreck has been successfully recovered from the seabed off the coast of Misiliscemi in the Trapani area, Sicily. The 11-meter-long Roman

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Back in February 2016, two divers stumbled upon the remains of a Roman shipwreck near Caesarea Maritima, Israel. A powerful storm had swept

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) and non-profit Silentworld Foundation have continued ongoing archaeological investigation of the wreck of South Australian, with recent

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers have uncovered what may be Europe’s oldest settlement now located beneath the waters of Lake Ohrid, (the "Pearl of the Balkans."). The

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A team of Swiss and Greek archaeologists recently completed the third season of excavations on the wreck of Antikythera. The expedition, which took

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,