Sicily Projects

Democratising Deep-water Survey: Innovative Low-cost Multi-AUV Survey of Shipwrecks in the Strait of Sicily

Democratising Deep-water Survey: Innovative Low-cost Multi-AUV Survey of Shipwrecks in the Strait of Sicily Dr. Lisa Briggs & Dr. Peter Campbell Deep-water archaeology (depths greater than 100m) has been recognised for its potential ever since Frédéric Dumas’ Deep-water Archaeology  (1962) and Willard Bascom’s Deep Water, Ancient Ships  (1976). The few projects undertaking offshore, deep-water research […]

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Developing an Open Source Methodology for the Remote Monitoring of Marine Protected Areas

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

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The Construction and Preservation of the Egadi Island Warships – ongoing

The Construction and Preservation of the Egadi Island Warships – ongoing Dr Peter Campbell From 2005-2018, the Egadi Islands Survey Project has mapped the only ancient naval battle that has been discovered. Over the past 13 years, 19 warship rams have been discovered and 11 have been raised. The seafloor of western Sicily is not conducive

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3D Documentation of the Marsala Punic Ship: Digital Conservation and Archiving – 2020

3D Documentation of the Marsala Punic Ship: Digital Conservation and Archiving – 2020 Mateusz Polakowski and Pat Tanner Introduction  The Marsala ship is one of the few examples of Punic ships surviving in the archaeological record and serves as the best example of Punic ship construction. The Punic ship, dated using pottery found on the

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Documenting Marzamemi’s Mattanza Heritage – 2019

Documenting Marzamemi’s Mattanza Heritage – 2019 Dr Justin Leidwanger Summary Our project initiated documentation and valorization of the material and oral historical records of the most important traditional fishing practice of southeast Sicily, the mattanza. This communal tuna harvest has been a key feature of local culture, with roots tracing back centuries if not millennia.

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