Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Underwater archaeologists have discovered a giant Roman-era dolium and a possible shipwreck on the seabed near the island of Elba. The underwater mission began in May 2026 and is led by the ABAP Superintendency for
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – People have reported seeing strange underwater lights for hundreds of years, but the earliest stories were not well recorded. Witnesses said the lights moved in odd ways beneath the surface. Some thought they might be
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Standing atop the mountain, he reflected on legends of the ancient submerged city beneath the ocean. Once a splendid and sacred kingdom, it was said to have been built by beings with extraordinary powers and
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A centuries-old shipwreck discovered off the south coast of England, containing 400 gold coins, has been identified as the Dutch trading ship “Dom van Keulen,” which departed Morocco for the Netherlands in autumn 1633. Credit:
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Underwater archaeologists have identified this as the best-preserved shipwreck cargo of its kind in northern Europe, marking a significant discovery. In September last year, Espen Saastad contacted archaeologists at the Norwegian Maritime Museum. Saastad is a
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – For thousands of years, humans have used various waterproofing materials on ships and boats to protect them from seawater and marine organisms. However, research has traditionally focused on wooden components, and non-wood materials—especially waterproofing coatings—have received
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An underwater archaeological excavation is underway in Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where the remains of a Roman cargo from a ship that sank nearly 2,000 years ago have been discovered. The wreck is dated between 20 and
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Historical structures estimated to be around 2,400 years old have been photographed underwater in the Egil district of Diyarbakir, in southeastern Türkiye. Egil is located 52 kilometers from the Diyarbakir city center and has been
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A significant underwater archaeological discovery has been made at Ptolemais, a coastal city of ancient Cyrenaica in what is now northeastern Libya. Archaeologists have identified submerged shipwrecks, roads, and architectural elements such as columns lying beneath
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Lost beneath the waves, the ancient underwater world of Doggerland once stretched across Northern Europe, cloaked in rich, habitable forests even during the last Ice Age. Where the North Sea now churns and crashes, there
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Maritime archaeologists from Bournemouth University are currently excavating timbers from a suspected 17th-century shipwreck that surfaced on a beach following winter storms. The remains were found on January 28 at Studland Bay in Dorset, an area
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – For centuries, the waters near Copenhagen have concealed a remarkable secret, one that has now come to light thanks to the dedicated efforts of maritime archaeologists from Denmark’s Viking Ship Museum. Their recent discovery of
