Underwater archaeology - Finestre sull'Arte

Germany, 31 wrecks found on the seabed of Lake Constance

Thirty-one hitherto unknownwrecks have been discovered in Germany on the seabed of Lake Constance: this is the outcome of a project titled "Wracks und Tiefsee" (Wrecks and lake bottoms) led by the Baden-Württemberg Landmark Preservation Office (...
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Phlegraean Fields, submerged thermal environment resurfaces: possibly the baths of Cicero's villa

Underwater excavation operations that unearthed a Roman-era thermal environment, located at a depth of three meters in the center of the Portus Iulius, within Zone B of the Baia Underwater Park, were completed in recent days. The intervention, conduc...
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Capo Graziano, digital mapping arrives for Filicudi's archaeological seabed

A digital mapping campaign of the shoal of Capo Graziano, one of the most relevant underwater archaeological contexts in the Mediterranean, has begun in Filicudi, in the Aeolian Islands. The project, developed by the Sicilian Region's Superintendence...
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Egypt, blocks of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders, resurface after 2,300 years

Nearly 30 years after the discovery of the submerged remains of the Alexandria Lighthouse, a major archaeological operation is underway: 22 monumental blocks have been brought to the surface from the waters of Egypt's eastern harbor. These are the mo...
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Underwater archaeological discovery in Turkey: even the minister dives to see the wreckage

The Mediterranean returns an archaeological discovery of international significance: a wreck from the Hellenistic-Roman era has been spotted off the coast of Adrasan, in the Kumluca district of Antalya province, Turkey, at a depth of 33 to 46 meters....
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Bronze fragment resurfaces in Salento: new archaeological discovery off the coast of Leuca

The waters off Leuca harbor have returned a fragment of a bronze statue, presumably part of a male torso from the Roman period. The find emerged during anunderwater archaeological survey conducted by the Department of Cultural Heritage of the Univers...
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Archaeological finds from the imperial era recovered in the depths of the Roman port of Miseno (Naples)

An archaeological recovery operation was recently conducted in the seabed in front of the port of Miseno, in the municipality of Bacoli, in the province of Naples. The operation focused in particular near the mouth of the ancient Roman port of the co...
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Greek Wreckage Museum to be born in Gela: set-up to begin

Work will kick off on Thursday, April 3, at 11 a.m., on the setting up of the Greek Wrecks Museum in Gela (Caltanissetta), which will be built within the Bosco Littorio area. The museum was entirely financed by theRegional Department of Cultural Heri...
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