underwater archaeology

An international group of scientists made an exciting discovery recently: while exploring underwater in the Mediterranean they found three shipwrecks which have been lying at the bottom of the sea for a very long time. The scientists also took detailed...

The Lost City Of Heracleion, which was once the largest port in Egypt, was discovered underwater after more than 2,000 years.

Fruit baskets -- with fruit still inside -- that are more than 2,200 years old were discovered in Heracleion, the ancient lost city of Egypt.

Intact amphorae from the Greek islands of Corfu and Skopelos have recently been brought to the surface after a shipwreck that occurred in the fifth century was discovered when an electrical cable was laid on the seabed in the...