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Angra 98 __ Site covers the excavation of two ships found inside Angra Bay, Azores islands, Portugal. - photos - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/3693/

Department of Maritime Archaeology __ You will find links to excavation sites, galleries, and marine archaeology -illustrated - From Western Australian Maritime Museum - http://www.mm.wa.gov.au/Museum/toc/dmatoc.html#anchor543942 

Diving on the Pandora __ About archaeological diving on the ship that chased down the mutineers of the HMS Bounty - photos and other illustrations - From Queensland Museum - http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/pandora/index.html

Dog Island Shipwreck Project __ Archaeological research project just off the coast of Florida. - a 1000 year old canoe, various shipwrecks, detailed field reports - illustrated - From Florida State University - http://www.adp.fsu.edu/dogisland.html

Dominican Republic Research Home Page __ Indiana University's underwater research project in the Dominican Republic. - photos, reports - From Indiana University - http://www.indiana.edu/~r317doc/dr/

Introduction and Index to Files __ Dedicated to the conservation of archaeological materials from underwater sites - From Texas A&M University - http://nautarch.tamu.edu/class/anth605/File0.htm#ConservationFiles

Kyushu and Okinawa Society for Underwater Archaeology __ English page describing several underwater archaeology sites from Japan, including submerged terrestrial sites and shipwrecks. - From Kyushu and Okinawa Society for Underwater Archaeology - http://www.h3.dion.ne.jp/~uwarchae/english-index.htm 

The Maple Leaf in Historical Perspective __ "The Maple Leaf was built in Canada in 1851 for the Lake Ontario steamboat trade carrying passengers, freight and livestock. She was also a popular excursion steamer. She was employed in various facets of this trade until August, 1862 when she was sold to Boston ship owners who chartered her to the U.S. Army Quartermaster Department for use as an Army transport." - photos, research results - http://www.mapleleafshipwreck.com/Book/introduction/intro1.htm

 
The Marine Archaeological Excavation of the East Indiaman... __ "On the 12th of September 1745, the East Indiaman Götheborg, the pride of the Swedish East India Company, was approaching the mouth of the Göta River. She was the Company's largest vessel and named in honor of the city of Gothenburg which was also the Company's homeport." Hit a reef and went down with no loss of life. - photos - http://www.gotheborg.com/essays/awmarex.shtml

Maritime Archaeology in Russia __ "The first underwater archaeological works in Russia started in the beginning of our century. In this time an ancient harbour was investigated at Feodosia, at the Black Sea, as well as a post-medieval boat in the northern part of Chudskoe Lake. But those were only the first experiences from land archaeologists in a water environment." You will find a discussion of the problems and history of underwater archaeology in the Black Sea, from Peter Sorokin of the Russian Academy of Science. - From Petr Sorokin - http://www.abc.se/~m10354/mar/rus-arch.htm 

The "Melkarth" - Meeting Place for Two Worlds? __ "Treasure Hunters? Archaeologists? Is there room for both? You can find an attempt to answer that question in this brief paper. - From ProSEA - http://prosea.org/articles-news/current/melkarth_2worlds.html

Molasses Reef Shipwreck __ "About 1513, on a reef located on the southern fringe of the Caicos Bank some 20 miles south of the island of Providenciales, a ship sank. This ship, known only as the Molasses Reef Wreck, is the oldest European shipwreck excavated in the Western Hemisphere." Read about the discovery, excavation and artifacts from this marine rescue. - illustrated - From Turks and Caicos National Museum - http://www.tcmuseum.org/molasses_reef_shipwreck/

Nordic Underwater Archaeology __ "If you like history and scuba diving, this is for you. The Baltic Sea, in Northern Europe, is a cold brackish sea where wood is preserved for centuries. Many sunken ships still wait to be discovered." - photos and other illustrations, reports - http://www.abc.se/~pa/uwa/index.html

Ormen Lange Marine Archaeology Project __ "The Ormen Lange Marine Archaeology Project is the most technologically advanced underwater archaeology research project ever undertaken." Learn about the research, find a project description, view galleries and more. "Due to the substantial water depth of 160 to 200 meters SCUBA diving is impossible and mandates the use of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to conduct all mapping, surveying, sampling and excavation." - illustrated - From Norwegian University of Science and Technology - http://www.vitenskapsmuseet.no/ormenmarin/index.htm 
 
Shipwrecks __ "One estimate is that there are over 1000 Shipwrecks in the waters of the Turks and Caicos Islands. What we know about most of them are cryptic mentions in obscure records, details in shipping records, records taken at the time of Hurricanes, and so on." Find out what the plans for the future are and what 'ethical' considerations need to be made before work on any of them begins. - From Turks and Caicos National Museum - http://www.tcmuseum.org/shipwrecks/

Shipwrecks Home Page __ You will find articles about California shipwrecks, pictures of artifacts, video, a database of California wrecks and links. - illustrated - From the California State Lands Commission - http://shipwrecks.slc.ca.gov/

Three Facets Of Maritime Archaeology: Society, Landscape and Critique __ "...some ideas about maritime archaeology that bridge apparent divisions between theory and fieldwork, between instruction and research, and between academia and management." A very interesting essay - From Antony Firth/University of Southampton - http://avebury.arch.soton.ac.uk/Research/Firth/

 
USS Arizona Preservation Project 2004 __ Read about recent investigations by the US National Park Service of the wreck of the American battleship sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in December of 1941. - illustrated - From National Park Service - http://www.pastfoundation.org/Arizona/ 

VOC Shipwrecks __ You will find every Dutch VOC ship that's ever been wrecked. You will also be surprised at the number: over 650 of them. - Shockwave capability needed and some of the site seems slow. - illustrated - From VOCshipwrecks.com - http://www.vocshipwrecks.com/

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