Developing an Open Source Methodology for the Remote Monitoring of Marine Protected Areas The Battle of the Egadi Islands (10th March 241 BC) is the only known ancient naval battlefield. Fought 3 nautical miles west of Sicily, the battle was the final naval engagement of the First Punic War. Today, the site is internationally significant […]
Protohistoric eastern Mediterranean Ships and Harbours Digital Project (1500-600 B.C.) – ongoing Tzveta Manolova The project aims to create a comprehensive open-source online database of ships and harbours of the eastern Mediterranean basin spanning the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age periods. The website will be structured in the form of an up-to-date virtual museum
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Sourcing the Zea Limani Stone Anchors, Piraeus, Greece: New data for identifying shipbuilding locations and ancient Mediterranean sailing routes – 2021 Dr Patrick Quinn and Dr Margie Burton This project will investigate the raw material sources of a distinctive type of ancient stone anchor that was originally highlighted by Honor Frost in the 1980s. This
Contemporary Philosophy for Maritime Archaeology – 2021 Dr Sara Rich and Dr Peter Campbell Contemporary philosophy is making significant impacts on archaeological research, especially through prominent philosophers Graham Harman and Levi Bryant engaging directly with archaeologists. The aim of this application is to publish an edited volume that makes contemporary philosophy relevant to maritime archaeology
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Big Anchor Project – ongoing Since 2009 the Big Anchor Project has been developing a global tool for the research and identification of anchors, from ancient stone to modern steel. The project encourages and enables both researchers and the general public to collect and share information on anchors around the world in a simple, fun and consistent
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Up from the Sea: mariner networks in ports across the Late Bronze Age east Mediterranean – 2016 L. Hulin and S. German Activities The Honor Frost Foundation provided funding for two activities: a scoping visit to Cyprus and fieldwork in Crete and Cyprus. We met Despo Pilides, Chief curator of museums in Cyprus, on 20th
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The construction and use-life of ancient war-galleys: Wood Analysis of the Warships from the Battle of the Egadi Islands (241 BCE) – ongoing Dr. Ross Thomas and Dr. Peter Campbell This study aims to identify the wood used to construct some of the warships that were sunk at the battle of Egadi and radiocarbon (14C)
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Resolution and Reason: evaluating underwater 3D data capture for archaeology – ongoing Fraser Sturt Increasing use of three and four (time) dimensional datasets have revolutionised maritime archaeology. Over the last decade we have seen rapid technological developments with regard to systems for both gathering and processing data from underwater. Together these advancements are allowing us
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A comparative Tool Mark and Fastener Database for Maritime Archaeology – 2017 Thomas Dhoop, Michael McCarthy and Catriona Cooper Introduction On 6th January 2016, Thomas Dhoop, Michael McCarthy and Catriona Cooper were awarded a grant by the Honor Frost Foundation towards the creation of a comparative tool mark and fastener database for maritime archaeology. This
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Archeo-Paleomagnetic Dating of Transport Amphoras from Submerged Contexts – ongoing Dr. Peter Campbell, Dr. George Koutsouflakis, and Dr. Chuang Xuan Over two seasons, the Fourni Underwater Survey has located 45 shipwrecks. While many more shipwrecks are expected to be found over the final two years of the survey, these shipwreck already represent a substantial dataset
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