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"Gas pipeline probe uncovers shipwrecks in Baltic Sea"
March 08, 2010, Yahoo News / AFP, France:
Map of northern Europe showing the route of the 'We have managed to identify 12 shipwrecks, and nine of them are considered to be fairly old', Peter Norman, a senior advisor with the heritage board, told AFP. '"We think many of the ships are from the 17th and 18th centuries and we think some could even be from the Middle Ages', he said, stressing that 'this discovery offers enormous culture-historical value.' The shipwrecks were discovered during a probe by the Russian-led Nord Stream consortium of the sea bed route its planned gas pipeline from Russia to the European Union will take through the Baltic." [Full Story]
"China, Kenya to search for ancient Chinese wrecks"
February 26, 2010, WEAR ABC 3 News / AP, USA: A three-year project will allow exploration of waters near the popular Kenyan tourist towns of Malindi and Lamu in an attempt to find ancient Chinese ships wrecked almost 600 years ago.
The official Xinhua News Agency reports exploration work will be conducted for up to three months each year, possibly starting as early as July."
"Bronze Age shipwreck found off Devon coast"
February 14, 2010, The Sunday Telegraph, UK: The trading vessel was carrying an extremely valuable cargo of tin and hundreds of copper ingots from the Continent when it sank.
In total 295 artefacts have so far been recovered Experts say the 'incredibly exciting' discovery provides new evidence about the extent and sophistication of Britain's links with Europe in the Bronze Age as well as the remarkable seafaring abilities of the people during the period. Archaeologists have described the vessel, which is thought to date back to around 900BC, as being a 'bulk carrier' of its age. The copper and tin would have been used for making bronze – the primary product of the period which was used in the manufacture of not only weapons, but also tools, jewellery, ornaments and other items" [Full Story]
"New Underwater Archaeological Site Designated
February 01, 2010, Balkan Travellers, Bulgaria: The shipwreck, first spotted in 2004, was initially explored by underwater archaeologists in the fall of 2009, the Athens News Agency reported today.
An image of the sunken shipwreck off Polyaigos Island These excavations resulted in the discovery of valuable archaeological objects, including amphorae, ceramic vases and fragments of the vessel’s anchor. In addition, the shipwreck was photographed and filmed in detail, which allowed the creation of a high-definition photo-mosaic, while procedures have been set in motion to designate the area as an underwater archaeological site." [Full Story]
January 29, 2010, Northumberland Gazette, England: During the survey, conducted by EH archaeologists along with help from Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, ship wrecks, wartime defences and medieval remains have been uncovered.
Four shipwrecks revealed on the mud flats at Amble The survey has been done to help researchers understand the history of the coastline and damages it may face. Among the results were four ship wrecks found in mud flats off the coast of Amble. Their existence had previously been recorded, but until the survey took place their exact location was not known." [Full Story]
"Exploration of shipwreck of Polyaigos"
January 29, 2010, Athens News Agency, Greece: Divers on the maritime excavations in November 2009 recovered vases dating back to the 4th and 5th centuries BC from depths of 25-49 meters off the coast of Polyaigos. Aquatic archaeologists brought up such artifacts as amphorae used for carrying, and small table ceramic vases, all intact, as well as fragments of the shipwrecked vessel's anchor. The ancient vessel was loaded with amphorae, which are scattered around the wreck in two main concentrations." [Full Story]
"Galle: A treasure trove of wrecked ships"
January 17, 2010, The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka: Many sunken ships have been found here according to the UNESCO Pacific Zone’s marine archaeological centre in Galle Fort.
An ancient clay pot retrieved from the seas There are as many as 26 places that need to be surveyed here which have a history dating back a hundred years. Along the coast in the Galle and Ambalangoda areas more than 100 wrecks of ships are reported have been found already." [Full Story]
January 15, 2010, Le@der, Spain: Now, 26 centuries later, archaeologists from eleven countries are bringing these antique objects to the light of day once again.
divers retrieving some of the artifacts found The find appears to be the cargo of a commercial ship carrying ivory from African elephants, amber and lots of ceramic objects. The find has been kept secret for the past three years by the team of divers led by the Spaniard Juan Pinedo Reyes and the American Mark Edward Polzer. The recovery project is being financed by National Geographic, who have reached an agreement with the Spanish Minister of Culture, the Institute of Nautical Archaeology and the University A&M of Texas." [Full Story]
"Shipworm migration poses risk for Swedish sea treasures"
January 14, 2010, The Local, Sweden: 'We’re quite worried about wrecks off the coast in southwest Sweden, outside of Skåne', University of Gothenburg marine biology researcher Christin Appelqvist told The Local. According to Appelqvist and her colleagues, around 100,000 well-preserved ship wrecks are scattered across the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Traditionally, shipworms have avoided the Baltic Sea due to its lower salt content. The Baltic therefore holds a number of archeological finds featuring wrecks of wooden ships and structures which would not likely have survived were it not for the mild salinity levels of Baltic waters. But the Teredo navalis species of shipworm, one of 65 varieties found throughout the world, has been making its way into the Baltic Sea, having been spotted along both the Danish and German coasts in the southern Baltic." [Full Story]
January 04, 2010, Mid Day, India: The text in question was written in cuneiform on a 3,700-year-old tablet brought to England from the Middle East more than sixty years ago by an RAF soldier, Leonard Simmons. If James Cameron, director of the Hollywood block buster Avatar, had known what a noted Pune archeologist has discovered in the waters of the Arabian Sea, he would probably be tempted to make a sequel to his film. But unlike Avatar, a film that depicts the way humanoids exist in the future, this discovery could throw light on the ancient civilization that existed hundreds of years ago. Archaeologist Ashok Marathe and his team accidentally discovered a massive underwater 14-km wall under the sea near Valneshwar off the Ratnagiri coast. And the discovery has baffled archaeologists and oceanologists, who are trying to figure out which ancient civilisation could have constructed such a big wall and that too under the sea.
The purpose of constructing an underwater wall is equally baffling."
"Noah's Ark not what we thought"
January 02, 2010, The Examiner, USA: The text in question was written in cuneiform on a 3,700-year-old tablet brought to England from the Middle East more than sixty years ago by an RAF soldier, Leonard Simmons.
A traditional depiction of Noah's Ark Douglas, son of Leonard, recently brought the tablet to Dr. Irving Finkel Assistant Keeper of Department of Middle East at the British Museum, who read the 60 lines of text and 'nearly fell off his chair'. According to Finkel, dozens of such tablets have told the ancient Mesopotamian story of the flood, which was later adopted as the account of Genesis, in the Old Testament.
But this is the first to describe the actual shape of the boat itself."
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"Do undersea relics near Okinawa offer proof of a sophisticated civilization during the last ice age? Archeologists have long believed that civilization as we define it -- intelligent, tool-making, monument building, social humans -- began about 5,000 years ago. But submerged beneath the waves near the Japanese island of Yonaguni is evidence that may well overturn that long-held theory.
A small but persuasive number of scholars and scientists have long thought that "advanced" societies may have existed as long as 10,000 years ago. Their theories, however well reasoned and defended, have been hamstrung by a lack of evidence. But recent discoveries of man-made artifacts on the Pacific seafloor may well prove to be the smoking gun that will propel this alternative view of civilization to prominence".
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