Maritime archaeology

Dozens of perfectly preserved ancient shipwrecks have been found at the bottom of the Black Sea.

A total of 60 wrecks were discovered dating back as far as 2,500 years, including galleys from the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires.

Scientists stumbled upon the graveyard while using underwater robots to survey the effects of climate change along the Bulgarian coast.

Scientific research has been initiated on shipwrecks dating back to between the 2nd and 13th centuries discovered underwater in the Black Sea.

More than 40 ancient shipwrecks from the Ottoman and Byzantine periods have been found during a mapping expedition in the depths of the Black Sea where there is no light and no oxygen, the Daily Mail has reported. 

A total of 44 ship wrecks have been explored by experts of the Centre for Submarine Archaeology in Sozopol in 2016.

The data was presented at the round table Cultural Heritage of Black Sea Strandzha As Perceived By Researchers, which is taking place in Ahtopol.

The research was carried out by special state-of-the-art research ship under an international project.

Archaeologists excavating one of the richest shipwrecks of antiquity said Monday that they have found a 2,000-year-old depth-measuring device, and human bones that could help build an ancient mariner's genetic profile.

Marine archaeologists believe they have found the ship of legendary explorer Captain James Cook — the one he used to “discover” Australia’s East Coast- off Rhode Island in Newport Harbor.

The Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project (Black Sea M.A.P), one of the largest international maritime archaeological projects ever attempted, has completed its first field season.

The field season lasted between 13 September and 16 October 2015 and was conducted within a designated area according to a permit issued by the Bulgarian government.

The small Fourni archipelago is just 17 square miles large but is hailed as the ancient shipwreck capital of the world thanks to the discovery of 22 shipwrecks in the area. Underwater archeologists are excited by the secrets hidden around the collection of 13 isllands and islets between the eastern Aegean Islands of Samos and Ikaria.

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Underwater research is continuing on a Roman basilica that was discov-ered in Lake ?znik in 2014.