Researchers simulated the device's ancient gear system to find out whether the contraption actually worked. Apparently, it ...

This 301-year-old Hvar shipwreck was first discovered at a depth of 40 metres back in 1986, when archaeologists were investigating a much older (ancient) shipwreck.

For centuries, the glorious works of Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian often dubbed the 'Father of History,' have ...

In its deep, dark waters, ancient shipwrecks are scattered across the seafloor. At first, wreck-spotting was far from the minds of the Maritime Archaeology Project (MAP) team, who started ...

Autonomous and remotely operated vehicles are capable of trawling the ocean floor at depths of up to 6,000 meters, to document ancient and recent shipwrecks, and recover key objects. "RMS Titanic ...

Dozens of shipwrecks in the Aegean reveal a new story about ancient seafarers. Most of the wrecks date back to the Greek, Roman and Byzantine eras. Video shows the moment a parachutist got caught ...

Among the many aspects of our world under threat from climate change are the shipwrecks, temples, and tombs of the ancient world. Archaeological artefacts are preserved once they reach some form ...

Jo Marchant, Nature In 1900, Greek divers rifling through an ancient shipwreck recovered dozens of bronze fragments that turned out to be parts of a 2,000-year-old mechanical calendar. Now ...

For years, the Navy has lent civilians its miniature nuclear sub, the NR-1, to conduct everything from oceanographic studies to searches for ancient shipwrecks. The Navy has even performed science ...