Underwater Archaeology : Discovery News

Smuggled Cargo Found on Ancient Roman Ship

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:16 PM ET | 0

Investigation of a recently excavated Roman shipwreck reveals ancient sailors smuggled on the side. Read more

Accidental Archaeological Discoveries: Photos

Posted Mon Sep 12, 2011 08:38 AM ET | 0

On the anniversary of the chance discovery of the Lascaux Caves in France, take a look at other fortuitous finds. Read more

How a Roman Ship Carried Live Fish: Photos

Posted Fri Jun 3, 2011 10:06 AM ET | 0

See how ancient Romans engineered an ancient pumping system to transport live fish at sea. Read more

Paranoid Android: Simulating Schizophrenia on a Computer

Posted by Nic Halverson Wed May 11, 2011 09:36 AM ET | 0

A synthetic neural network simulates delusions. Read more

'Black Swan' Bounty Deal Revealed in Wikileaks Cables

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Wed Dec 22, 2010 03:39 PM ET | 0

U.S. officials offered to help Spain in the court fight over the sunken treasure -- if Spain would only return the favor. Read more

For 'Avatar' Sequel, Cameron Dives to Deepest Point in Ocean

Posted by David Teeghman Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:40 AM ET | 0

James Cameron is building a special submarine that could not only net him the Ocean X Prize, but take him 7 miles deep into the ocean Read more

150-Year-Old Lost Ship Found in Arctic

Posted Thu Jul 29, 2010 03:00 PM ET | 0

In 1850, the vessel embarked on a search mission to follow the trail of a doomed expedition to find the Northwest Passage. Read more

Explorers to Create 3D Map of Titanic

Posted by Tracy Staedter Tue Jul 27, 2010 09:45 AM ET | 0

Cutting-edge imaging, filming and sonar technology will aid explorers as they conduct an inventory of artifacts and examine the state of the ship. Read more

Remnants of Lost Polar Expedition Sought

Posted by Zahra Hirji Sun Jul 25, 2010 09:17 AM ET | 0

A team of Canadian archaeologists is leading an expedition to find two British vessels that shipwrecked in the Canadian Arctic more than 150 years ago. Read more

Remnants of Lost Polar Expedition Sought

Dead Sea Scrolls Made Locally, Tests Show

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Tue Jul 20, 2010 02:42 PM ET | 0

Proton analysis shows the dead sea scrolls' chemistry matches that of the water in the area where the ancient document was found. Read more

18th-Century Ship Discovered at World Trade Center Site

Posted Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:20 PM ET | 0

A centuries-old ship was unearthed at the construction site for the new World Trade Center. Archaeologists suspect it may have been used to expand lower Manhattan. Read more

2,000-Year-Old Shipwreck Creates Deep Sea Mystery

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Mon May 24, 2010 02:25 PM ET | 0

Was the “Ship of the Thousand Ingots” deliberately sunk on the orders of the captain? Or was this shipwreck just an accident? Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Fri Dec 14, 2007 04:36 AM ET

A U.S. underwater archaeology team announced Thursday it has likely discovered the shattered remnants of a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd off a tiny Dominican Republic island. Read more