Archaeological surveys led by scientists at Washington University in St. Louis suggest that coastal and underwater cave sites in southern Sicily contain important new clues about the path and fate of ...

For most people, scuba diving in Mexico is an exciting vacation adventure. For Fernando Calderon Gutierrez, it’s just another day at the (underwater) office. A postdoctoral research assistant at Texas ...

The Submerged Archaeological Park of Baia, located off the coast of Naples, continues to reveal ancient Roman splendors. Archaeological crews working underwater discovered and restored an ancient ...

The experimental techniques introduced during the Yassı Ada excavation in the early 1960s by a team of young archaeologists helped revolutionize a new field of study underwater. Nautical archaeologist ...

Underwater archaeology is a multidisciplinary field dedicated to the discovery, recording and preservation of submerged cultural heritage. This branch of archaeology not only unravels historical ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

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Hidden beneath the water’s surface, these caves offer a unique beauty that few have the chance to witness. Imagine swimming ...

Hidden beneath the surface, a pristine underwater cave can preserve traces of vanished worlds with a clarity that dry land rarely matches. In the still water and sealed chambers, sediments, bones, and ...