Underwater archaeology - Finestre sull'Arte

Sicily, a helmet from the 241 BC Battle of the Egadi recovered at sea.

A recovery that sheds new light on one of the most significant episodes in ancient Mediterranean history. In the waters of the Egadi Islands, last August (but the news was not released until this morning), a bronze helmet of the "Montefortino" type, ...
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Three statues resurface at Abu Qair (Alexandria, Egypt): first discovery in 25 years

At Abu Qair, northeast of Alexandria , Egypt, three statues of great historical significance have resurfaced from the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This is the first underwater recovery operation of this magnitude in Egypt in the past twenty-five ...
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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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