Ruins Of 3,000 Year Old Castle Found In Turkish Lake
Archaeologists in Turkey’s eastern Van province discovered the ruins of a 3,000-year-old Urartu castle during underwater excavations in lake Van.…
9,500-year-old ‘lost city found Underwater Off India
The remains were discovered in the Gulf of Cambay, off the western coast of India, by marine archaeologists. They discovered…
Divers Find Oldest Ocher Mines in the Americas
Experts in Mexico have discovered what they believe to be the oldest ocher mines in all the Americas. They date…
Underwater Archaeologists Dive Into Doomed Arctic Ships
In 1845, HMS Erebus and her companion ship, the HMS Terror, set sail from Greenhite in England with the mission…
Swiss Archaeologists Discover 5,500 Year Old Submerged Monument
Ancient stone alignments and cairns have been discovered in Switzerland’s Lake Constance and researchers say they are 5,500 years old. The unusual man-made pile of…
Fossils of Giant Prehistoric Beasts Discovered in Underwater Ice Age Death Cave
More than 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age ended, vast sheets of ice receded, scarring and causing massive…
Researchers Surprised by Rich and Rare Roman Plate Set Found Underwater in Turkey
A collection of Byzantine (Eastern Roman Empire) plates bearing beautiful designs has been found underwater near Antayla, Turkey. The find…
Japan’s Ancient Underwater “Pyramid” Mystifies Scholars
Submerged stone structures lying just below the waters off Yonaguni Jima are actually the ruins of a Japanese Atlantis—an ancient city sunk…
How Thonis-Heracleion resurfaced after 1,000 years underwater
The Egyptian city of Thonis-Heracleion was the main port of entry to the Mediterranean Sea between the eighth century BCE…
18th-Century Cannons Recovered in Georgia
Archaeologists have hauled up 12 more Revolutionary War-era cannons from the Savannah River, a remarkable find that raises questions about…