20 May 2026
27 Cannons and Silver Ingots Found in 17th-Century Cádiz Shipwreck Point to Atlantic Contraband Network
The Cádiz shipwreck known as Delta I is beginning to tell a sharper story: a 17th-century…
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Underwater Archaeology
The ocean holds countless stories waiting to be discovered. Underwater archaeology dives into shipwrecks, lost settlements, and ancient artifacts to uncover the people, cultures, and events that shaped our past.
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Third Bronze Age Sword Found Beneath Italy’s Lake Mezzano Deepens an Archaeological Mystery
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A 2,100-Year-Old Shipwreck Is Revealing the Tableware Even Cicero Wrote About
Submerged Etruscan Harbor off Rome May Be the Earliest Known Port Linked to a Temple
Divers Uncover Ancient Wheat, Bronze Age Pots, and Mystery Timbers in Italy’s Sunken Prehistoric Settlement
Massive Roman Dolium and Possible Shipwreck Discovered off Italy’s Elba Island
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