The Phoenician Shipwreck off Gozo Since 2007 Timmy Gambin and his team from the University of Malta have been working on a Phoenician Shipweck located in 110 metres of water off the coast of Gozo, Malta. The Foundation has been supporting the project since 2017 and the team have undertaken annual surveys and excavation of […]
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Bursary to attend the 3rd International Congress on Archaeological Sciences in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East (ICAS-EMME 3) The Foundation is offering four bursaries of £850 each, for students and researchers from the HFF region to attend the 3rd International Congress on Archaeological Sciences in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East (ICAS-EMME
New Dive & Dig In Depth Series On Monday 1st November we are launching our Dive & Dig In Depth podcast mini series! During series one of Dive & Dig we interviewed over twenty specialists across the five episodes, we are now releasing a number of these interviews in full. Starting with Philippe Cousteau, a conservationist,
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Under the Mediterranean II Conference 2nd – 6th November 2022 The Call for Papers is now out, the deadline for submission had been extended to the 31st October, click here to view For information on available bursaries click here In October 2017 the ‘Under the Mediterranean’ conference was held in Nicosia, on the centenary of
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Remembering Sean McGrail It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Professor Seán McGrail on June 28th, 2021. He died peacefully at home surrounded by his family, at the age of 93. Seán, a master mariner, made major contributions to the field of maritime archaeology. Following an accomplished career
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New podcast series – Dive & Dig We have launched a new five part podcast series about maritime archaeology! The series is presented by Bettany Hughes and our maritime archaeological director Lucy Blue. The first episode will be released on the 17th June, but to listen to the trailer and to subscribe to the podcast
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The Marsala Punic Ship – Fifty Years of Discovery “Between two piles of ballast-stones, a large timber (such as I had never seen before) emerged from the sand like the head of a primeval animal crowned with weed: the presence of a wreck was evident.” (Honor Frost, 1981). Fifty years ago today a unique ancient shipwreck was
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NAS Under the Water webinar series on YouTube The first six talks in the NAS Under the Water webinar series are now available to watch on their YouTube Channel Upcoming webinars are free although registration is required to participate live, for more information about upcoming talks and to register click here
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Four projects receive funding through the latest Small Grants Award scheme Twice a year the Foundation opens the Small Grant Award to support the development of maritime archaeology. In the recent round four projects were successful; 1 – Professor Sidebotham was awarded funding under the Regional Research category, the project is called ‘Berenike: Excavations at
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Launch of the Decade Action: Cultural Heritage Framework Programme (CHFP) On June 8, 2021, the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-20 announced their endorsement of ODHN’s Cultural Heritage Framework Programme (CHFP) as an official Decade Action. Of the 28 endorsed Decade Actions, it is the only thus far that addresses cultural heritage in the Decade.
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