Underwater archaeology includes archaeological investigations into ships and sailing, as well as the study of seacoasts and other archaeological sites. Archaeology conducted in water has special problems and issues, including the hazards of diving, mapping of underwater sites, and preservation of materials recovered from sites located in lakes, rivers, oceans, ponds, and riverbeds.
From the Florida Office of Historical and Cultural Programs, a website dedicated to the exploration of Spanish galleons wrecked off the Florida keys in the 18th century.
The Abysso site is an Italian site dedicated to diving in the Mediterranean, and has over 1,000 pages, many dedicated to maritime and underwater archaeology. The writer named Giammario has compiled photographs of over 900 shipwrecks in the Mediterranean. English.
American Public Broadcasting Service did a series on the underwater archaeology exploration of Alexandria, the Hellenistic capital of ancient Egypt; this is the website developed for the series.
Recent underwater archaeology 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.
News about several underwater archaeology projects from Japan and Asia, including submerged terrestrial sites and shipwrecks. Pages in English and Japanese.
A discussion of the problems and history of maritime and underwater archaeology in the Black Sea region of Russia, from Petr Sorokin of the Russian Academy of Science.
The study of ships and sea-faring is often called maritime or marine archaeology, and one of the essential forms of transportation.
The Netherlands Maritime Museum has a permanent exhibition about Dutch maritime history, and a detailed page on the Eastindiaman Amsterdam, a VOC ship. Nederlands and English.
There isn't a better site on the internet about underwater archaeology, including academic department listings, project descriptions, and diving links. Emphasis on northern Europe, but resources around the world.
PaleoAucilla is the name of an underwater archaeology project conducted at an underwater Clovis site located in the ancient Ancilla river valley and excavated by Florida State University during the summer of 1998.
Investigations by anthrpologists Steve Thomas and Warren Goodenough, and master navigator Mau Piailug, into ancient Polynesian sailing techniques.
From the Museum of Underwater Archaeology, a description intended for children, on how underwater archaeology is performed and what goes into the research.
Results of recent investigations in the Dominican Republic by California State Parks and Indiana University.
From the French government, information on underwater archaeological sites in Europe, with particular emphasis on the Mediterranean. Available versions in French and Arabic as well as English.
Baseline information from the US Naval Historical Center on the permitting process, preservation techniques, historic shipwrecks of the US Navy, etc.
From the Wisconsin Historical Society, a guide to shipwrecks in and around the state. Includes a visitor's guide and a searchable database.
