Step into the dive boots of a maritime archaeologist
What lies at the bottom of the ocean is a long-time source of intrigue, however, many of us lack the capabilities to explore it.
What lies at the bottom of the ocean is a long-time source of intrigue, however, many of us lack the capabilities to explore it.
Archaeology
Apr 9, 2015
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Steering clear of crocodiles and navigating around massive submerged trees, a team of divers began mapping some of the 25 freshwater pools of Cara Blanca, Belize, which were important to the ancient Maya. In three weeks this ...
Archaeology
Jul 22, 2010
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In one of the more dramatic moments of an underwater archaeological survey co-led by Mercyhurst College archaeologist James Adovasio along Florida's Gulf Coast this summer, Andy Hemmings stood on an inundated river's edge ...
Archaeology
Aug 31, 2009
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An assistant professor of sociology and anthropology from The University of Texas at Arlington, who also chairs the national Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology, is advocating for more diversity and inclusion in her ...
Archaeology
Dec 22, 2021
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Three giant Egyptian statues submerged in the Mediterranean for more than a millennium have gone on display at Paris' Arab World Institute.
Archaeology
Aug 21, 2015
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French officials have unveiled a humanoid diving robot that they hope will give a big artificial hand to the practice of underwater archaeology.
Robotics
Apr 28, 2016
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Where the first Americans came from, when they arrived and how they got here is as lively a debate as ever, only most of the research to date has focused on dry land excavations. But, last summer's pivotal underwater exploration ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 9, 2009
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Egypt says archaeologists have discovered three sunken shipwrecks dating back more than 2,000 years to Roman times off the coast of the city of Alexandria.
Archaeology
Nov 21, 2017
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