Maritime archaeology

The harvest of the second underwater exploration in the sea area of the southeastern Aegean island of Kasos was a rich one, with the discovery of four more ancient shipwrecks, after the five found in the first expedition.

Turkish academics express excitement over the discovery of a warship, which is believed to have sunk in the 18th century and whose parts are widely scattered, off the coast from Foça in the Aegean province of İzmir.

The sunken warship is the latest in a long line of ships that have been found in the underwater excavations of the area.

Marine archaeologists pull up a net full of ancient ceramic artifacts during a diving expedition at a shipwreck off the island of Antikythera this month. The latest haul of five sandbags, which had been left on the seabed during a previous expedition, included bones, olive kernels, copper nails and a bronze ring. The team also pulled up a basket full of amphora pieces.

Lead archeologist for the project of opening wrecks to visitors Dimitris Kourkoumelis dives to a 5th Century BC shipwreck, the first ancient shipwreck to be opened to the public in Greece, including to recreational divers who will be able to visit the wreck itself, near the coast of Peristera, Greece.

A ship dating back some 3,600 years has been found off Turkey's Mediterranean coast. The shipwreck, found by the Akdeniz University (AU) Underwater Research Center teams, is reported to be oldest in the world.

Near the northern Greek island of Alonissos lies a remarkable ancient shipwreck: the remains of a massive cargo ship that changed archaeologists' understanding of shipbuilding in antiquity.

Now this spectacular find is to become the first ancient shipwreck to be made accessible to the public in Greece, including to recreational divers.

A diver explores a 5th century shipwreck off the coast of the islet of Peristera near Alonissos in the northern Sporades, where archaeologists discovered dozens of ancient amphorae. This wreck, along with another three locations in the Pagasetic Gulf, will form Thessaly's first underwater archaeological site, as part of the EU-backed BlueMed initiative.

An interactive three-dimensional visualization will show ancient ships shipwrecked through the centuries and remaining forever at the bottom of the Black Sea near Sozopol dating back to the 4th-3 rd century BC. until the 19th century, it became clear today at a press conference in Sofia.

A team of British and Bulgarian scientists from the Black Sea Maritime Archaeological Project, MAP announced on Tuesday the discovery of what they deem to be "the oldest intact shipwreck" on the seabed off the northern Black Sea coast of Bulgaria.

The world's oldest intact shipwreck, complete with mast, rudders and rowing benches, has been found at the bottom of the Black Sea where it has been lying for more than 2,400 years, reports The Times.