Ayn Soukhna Archaeological Mission – 2019-ongoing Dr Claire Somaglino Summary Since its identification in 1999, and the beginning of the excavation in 2001, the site of Ayn Soukhna (northern Gulf of Suez), has proven to be a Pharaonic harbour and logistic platform for the Egyptian expeditions to South Sinai mining area (copper and turquoise) and […]
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Damour Maritime Survey – 2018 HFF Lebanon and the Department of Antiquities of Lebanon (DGA) The Damour Maritime Survey (DMS) is an underwater, terrestrial and remote sensing survey and documentation initiative undertaken by the Honor Frost Foundation and the Lebanese Department of Antiquities (DGA) in October 2018. Survey in this area was deemed a priority
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Zahrani Maritime Survey 2018 HFF Lebanon and the Department of Antiquities of Lebanon (DGA) With the growing impetus directed at maritime archaeology in Lebanon, through support from the Honor Frost Foundation, a greater need and urgency for the identification and documentation of submerged heritage is manifesting. This urgency responds to the alarming rate of urbanisation
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The South Bay of Tel Dor – 2016-2018 Assaf Yasur-Landau From the Middle Bronze Age on, Dor, located on the south Levantine coast, was a vital commercial port. It is currently one of the most important sites for understanding the beginning of Phoenician civilization. It is also a key site for the diachronic study of
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Application of enhanced satellite remote sensing techniques to broad-scale maritime cultural heritage research and management in the eastern Mediterranean – 2018 Kieran Westley (School of Geography & Environmental Sciences, Ulster University) Introduction Aerial and satellite remote sensing play a key role in archaeological research and heritage management by enabling rapid cost-effective site prospection, landscape characterization,
MAGS 2018 The first Maritime Archaeology Graduate Symposium (MAGS) was held in the Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies (Oxford) from the 3rd to the 4th February 2018. MAGS 2018 was funded from the Honor Frost Foundation (HFF) and the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA) and was organised by graduate students in maritime
Photogrammetry in Underwater Archaeology Workshop 2018 In June 2018 the Foundation awarded a bursary to Mohamed Salama from Egypt to attend the workshop ‘Photogrammetry in Underwater Archaeology’ by ARS NAUTICA, in Croatia. Here is a report from Mohamed on the event: The workshop was held at the Inter-University Centre in Dubrovnik for 6 days, between
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ISBSA 2018 The Honor Frost Foundation awarded nine bursaries to scholars from the HFF region for attendance at the 15th International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology (ISBSA), held from the 22nd to the 27th October 2018 in Marseilles. Over 80 papers and 40 posters were presented at the conference covering a huge variety of
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Maria Michael – 2018-2021 – University of Southampton PhD Scholar In January 2018, having secured an HFF doctoral scholarship, I started the PhD program at the University of Southampton, under the supervision of Dr. Julian Whitewright, Dr. Anna Collar, and Dr. Jaco Weinstock. The PhD thesis entitled “To fish or not to fish? The case
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Towards better integration of the interests and responsibilities that affect how we look after maritime heritage Shipwrecks are often the first thing that comes to mind when people hear about maritime archaeology or underwater cultural heritage (UCH). Although they are important as underwater cultural heritage, shipwrecks are also a focus for lots of other interests.
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