Special thanks to George Bass, George Fisher, Susan Langley, Dave Meadows’ Explorator team, Mark Staniforth, and Tim Smith for sending in news items.

1.Flinders University students dive into maritime history:
http://www.borderwatch.com.au/story/1287444/students-dive-into-maritime-history/?cs=1266

2. France ratifies the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage:
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/france_ratifies_the_unesco_2001_convention_on_the_protection_of_the_underwater_cultural_heritage/

3. WWII MV Limerick found in ocean grave off NSW:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/mv-limerick-found-in-ocean-grave-off-nsw/story-e6frg6n6-1226571184867
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-05/shipwreck-identified/4502022?section=nsw
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/MinMedia/MinMedia13020501.pdf
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/mv-limerick-found-in-ocean-grave-off-nsw/story-fncvk70o-1226571184867
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/mv-limerick-found-in-ocean-grave-off-nsw/story-fncynkc6-1226571184867
http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/wreck-confirmation-brings-back-the-night-wwii-came/1745391/
http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/1280431/mystery-of-limerick-solved-after-70-years/?cs=171
http://csirofrvblog.com/2013/02/05/southern-surveyor-locates-resting-place-of-ww2-shipwreck/
http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2013/02/resting-place-of-mv-limerick-revealed.html
http://www.3news.co.nz/NZ-ship-sunk-by-Japanese-in-WWII-found/tabid/417/articleID/285834/Default.aspx
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/wwii-ship-bombed-by-japanese-found-20130205-2dw1i.html?skin=text-only
http://au.news.yahoo.com/queensland/a/-/local/16069378/wwii-ship-bombed-by-japanese-found/
http://news.msn.co.nz/nationalnews/8605739/nz-ship-sunk-by-japanese-in-wwii-found

4. Digging for the Hydrabad, NZ, shipwreck:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/opinion/blogs/outside-the-square/8359555/Digging-for-the-Hydrabad-shipwreck

5. Canada’s oldest shipwreck to be resurrected in replica of 16th-century Basque galleon:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Canada+oldest+shipwreck+resurrected+replica+16th+century+Basque/7981207/story.html
http://www.canada.com/Canada+oldest+shipwreck+resurrected+replica+16th+century+Basque+galleon/7981207/story.html

6. A Palaeolithic fishhook made of ivory and the earliest fishhook tradition in Europe:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440313000198
http://scinexx.de/wissen-aktuell-15593-2013-02-19.html(German)
http://derstandard.at/1360681869761/Schon-vor-dem-Ende-der-Eiszeit-ging-man-angeln(German)

7. 300 year-old shipwreck traced back to Armenians of India:
http://hetq.am/eng/news/24053/300-year-old-shipwreck-traced-back-to-armenians-of-india.html

8. Prehistoric boat built at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall will be launched next week:
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Prehistoric-boat-built-National-Maritime-Museum/story-18279472-detail/story.html#axzz2MTCOkK2Q

9. World’s longest Viking shipwreck to be exhibited in Denmark:
http://cphpost.dk/news/local/world%E2%80%99s-longest-viking-shipwreck-be-exhibited-denmark

10. Artifacts from 17th century French vessel at Corpus Christi museum headed for Austin [La Belle]:
http://www.caller.com/news/2013/feb/23/artifacts-from-17th-century-french-vessel-at-for/

11. Exciting Discovery! Two buried ships found near Candlestick Point, San Francisco:
http://sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=623

12. USS Monitor remains to be buried next month at Arlington Cemetery:
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-02-12/local/37051700_1_turret-uss-monitor-navy-plans

13. Florida shipwrecks: Tour 11 ‘museums in the sea’
http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/Florida-shipwrecks-Tour-11-museums-in-the-sea/-/11788162/18559844/-/k8uouz/-/index.html

14. Underwater discovery offers glimpse of 1850s trains:
http://articles.philly.com/2013-02-18/news/37146111_1_engines-wheels-new-jersey-museum

15. Bones of warship in Hyannis harbor?
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130221/NEWS/302210341/-1/NEWS01
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130224/NEWS/302240330/-1/NEWS10

16. What lies at the bottom of Lake Michigan:
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/lake-michigan-historic-shipwrecks-eastland-disaster-lady-elgin/Content?oid=8898683

17. ECU students discover shipwreck treasures in the tanks of 1860s blockade runner:
http://beachcarolina.com/2011/03/09/students-discover-shipwreck-treasures-in-the-tanks-of-1860s-blockade-runner/#

18. New Whydah find makes a splash:
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130221/NEWS/302210340

19. World’s most beautiful shipwreck:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2275055/World-s-beautiful-shipwreck-Haunting-hull-Sweepstakes-lies-just-TWENTY-FEET-clear-blue-water-Ontario-lake-sank-1885.html

20. NBC2 Investigators: Oil threat from shipwrecks:
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/21345094/nbc2-investigators-oil-threat-from-shipwrecks

21. Links in history’s chain [Bermuda]:
http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20130302/ISLAND/703029999

22. Handmade history: Replica of Swedish warship Vasa on display at Gustavus library:
http://mankatofreepress.com/features/x1303544579/Handmade-history-Replica-of-Swedish-warship-Vasa-on-display-at-Gustavus-library

23. Prof. Donny Hamilton searches 50 years to solve mystery of a lost box [off topic, still interesting]:
http://tamutimes.tamu.edu/2013/01/28/prof-searches-50-years-to-solve-mystery-of-a-lost-box/

24. New book: Bjørn Lovén, Mette Schaldemose, The Ancient Harbours of the Piraeus: the Zea Shipsheds and Slipways (2 vols.):
http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2013/2013-02-39.html

25. Vikings come ashore in a new light:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/arts/television/vikings-struggles-come-to-life-in-history-channels-series.html?ref=arts

26. 19th-century perspectives on two great rivers:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/nyregion/a-review-of-the-panoramic-river-at-the-hudson-river-museum.html?ref=design&_r=0

27. Transatlantic crossing: Did Phoenicians beat Columbus by 2000 years?
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/28/world/americas/phoenician-christopher-columbus-america-sailboat/?hpt=hp_mid

28. Shipwrecked secrets separate fakes from prized porcelain pieces:
http://www.smh.com.au/national/shipwrecked-secrets-separate-fakes-from-prized-porcelain-pieces-20130210-2e6gd.html

29. The search for early Chinese traders:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/354993/the-search-for-early-chinese-traders

30. Surat must preserve its 300-yr-old maritime heritage:
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-02/vadodara/37389492_1_quedagh-merchant-quedagh-merchant-iu-professor

31. Oman-Dutch film on search for 250 year old shipwreck to premiere in April:
http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/Oman-Dutch-film-on-search-for-250-year-old-shipwreck-to-premiere-in-April-22fb

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32. Odyssey Marine: Full of surprises [commercial salvage, not archaeology]:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/1240891-odyssey-marine-full-of-surprises?source=google_news
http://www.hollywoodsoapbox.com/?p=10502

33. Hollandia shipwrecked ‘pirate coin’ stolen:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-21594626

34. Shiver me timbers, pieces of eight from West Cornwall shipwreck sold at auction [commercial salvage, not archaeology]:
http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/10247042.Shiver_me_timbers__pieces_of_eight_from_West_Cornwall_shipwreck_sold_at_auction/

35. 13th Century Vietnamese maritime artefacts up for sale:
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/connect-asia/13th-century-vietnamese-maritime-artefacts-up-for-sale/1083260

36. Treasure hunters, Seafarer Corp., get dig & identify OK [commercial salvage, not archaeology]:
http://www.marinelink.com/news/treasure-seafarer351898.aspx

37. Academic treasure hunters gain third site [commercial salvage, not archaeology]:
http://www.marinelink.com/news/academic-treasure-hunters351646.aspx

__________________________________________

Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Deputy Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC)
Department of Archaeology | Flinders University

Special thanks to Nicolas Bigourdan, George Fisher, Susan Langley, Dave Meadows’ Explorator team, and Peter & Jill Worsley for sending in news items.

1. Historic wreck under threat [Byron Bay]:
http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/historic-wreck-under-threat/1782953/

2. Shipwreck lifeboat washes up in Australia:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-06/shipwreck-lifeboat-washes-up-in-australia/4503618
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-06/shipwreck-lifeboat-washes-up-in-australia/4503710 [audio podcast]

http://dpti.sa.gov.au/ondeck/news?453
http://news.breakingadelaidenews.com/tweets/298935541913767936

3. IUPUI led expedition seeks source of thousand-year-old coins in Aboriginal Australia:
http://newscenter.iupui.edu/5945/IUPUIled-expedition-seeks-source-of-thousandyearold-coins-in-Aboriginal-Australia

4. ‘Viking sunstone’ found in shipwreck:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21693140
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/03/scienceshot-sunstone-unearthed-f.html?ref=hp
http://www.history.com/news/evidence-of-fabled-viking-navigational-tool-found
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/not-just-the-stuff-of-legend-famed-viking-sunstone-did-exist-believe-scientists-8521522.html

5. Full-size Bronze Age boat replica launched to answer questions about prehistoric seafaring:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/fullsize-bronze-age-boat-replica-launched-to-answer-questions-about-prehistoric-seafaring-8521472.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/it-didnt-sink-fullsize-sewntogether-replica-of-a-bronze-age-boat-launched-to-trials-success-8521472.html
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Replica-Bronze-Age-boat-makes-history/story-18341601-detail/story.html#axzz2N8kDRhIl
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/3/prweb10503369.htm

6. Researchers uncover earliest tobacco use in the Pacific Northwest:
http://phys.org/news/2013-03-uncover-earliest-tobacco-pacific-northwest.html

7. Barnacles point to whale meat consumption in Prehistory:
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/02/2013/barnacles-point-to-whale-meat-consumption-in-prehistory

8. F6F Hellcat WWII-Era aircraft discovered off coast of Florida:
http://www.marinelink.com/news/discovered-aircraft351615.aspx

9. 13 arrested for state artifact theft:
http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013302280037&nclick_check=1

10. Shell midden uncovered in St Thomas [US Virgin Island]:
http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/market-square-construction-yields-archaelogical-find-1.1444261?localLinksEnabled=false

11. Ancient Egypt “pyramid” boat threatened after sewage burst:
http://bikyanews.com/86316/breaking-ancient-egypt-pryamid-boat-threatened-after-sewage-burst/

12. Union sailors caught in famous NC shipwreck laid to rest 150 years later:
http://wunc.org/post/union-sailors-caught-famous-nc-shipwreck-laid-rest-150-years-later

JPAC Continues Identification Process for Two USS Monitor Sailors Slated for Burial at Arlington National Cemetery:
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=72397

13. Ghostly underwater art gallery breathes new life to sunken ship:
http://updatednews.ca/2013/03/09/ghostly-underwater-art-gallery-breathes-new-life-to-sunken-ship/

14. HMS Bounty probe: Rotting wood discovered in ship’s frame before departure:
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/HMS-Bounty-Probe-Rotting-Wood-Discovered-in-Ships-Frame-Before-Departure/

15. Where did Ponce de Leon land? Historian’s claim that explorer landed in Melbourne Beach draws controversy [Florida]:
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/A9/20130310/NEWS01/303100058/Where-did-Ponce-de-Leon-land-?nclick_check=1

16. Will the study of archaeology soon become a thing of the past? [not nautical but application]:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2013/feb/19/archaeology-funding-student-decline-future

17. Diving with an elephant [not nautical new, but cute]:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=vb.1469509297&type=2

__________________________________________
Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Deputy Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC)
Department of Archaeology | Flinders University

Special thanks to Andy Dodds, James Hunter, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1. History’s 10 greatest wrecks:
http://www.archaeology.org/component/content/article/86-online/632-shipwrecks-titanic-mary-rose-vasa-spanish-armada-monitor-hunley

2. Vandals damage Japanese midget sub wreck [Sydney]:
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/vandals-damage-japanese-midget-sub-wreck-20130314-2g2hf.html

3. Old whaling site to be surveyed, protected [New Zealand]:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/8206646/Old-whaling-site-to-be-surveyed-protected
http://www.odt.co.nz/regions/southland/234449/bid-protect-historic-site-whaling-base
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuPEBiLnxic
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/20130220 (title ‘Whale survey’)

4. Launceston’s colonial [and maritime] past revealed [Tasmania]:
http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2013/03/13/3714339.htm?site=northtas

5. Ghosts in paradise [Batavia shipwreck]:
http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/ghosts-in-paradise-20130311-2fuui.html

6. Deep sea diver finds his Titanic moment on Tamil Nadu coast:
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-16/chennai/37766512_1_tamil-nadu-coast-excavations-stone-anchors

7. Storm exposes shipwrecks in Maine:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130314-NEWS-303140367

8. Rising sea levels threaten historic Jamestown, marine geologist says island’s future is grim:
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-03-10/local/37605877_1_sea-level-rise-sea-levels-rocky-mountain-climate-organization
http://www.newsleader.com/viewart/20130310/NEWS01/303100015/Scientists-say-Jamestown-Island-could-underwater-by-2100
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Rising-sea-levels-threaten-historic-Jamestown-4343272.php

9. Rough seas uncover shipwreck in York:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/beneath-the-waves_2013-03-12.html

10. Archeology: the Uluburun Shipwreck at the Acropolis Museum:
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2013/03/12/uluburun-shipwreck-at-acropolis-museum/
http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/nations/turkey/2013/03/12/Archeology-Uluburun-Shipwreck-the-Acropolis-Museum_8384011.html

11. Åland brewery to reproduce shipwreck beer:
http://yle.fi/uutiset/aland_brewery_to_reproduce_shipwreck_beer/6537428

12. Coral clocks:
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/34463/title/Coral-Clocks/

13. What Vikings really looked like:
http://sciencenordic.com/what-vikings-really-looked

14. ‘Silver rush’ interview: Scouring the deep ocean for millions in coins [commercial salvage, not archaeology]:
http://www.hollywoodsoapbox.com/?p=10502

__________________________________________
Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Deputy Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC)

Special thanks to George Bass, Valerie Gussing, Susan Katzev, Della Scott-Ireton, Jill and Peter Worsley, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1. In Memoriam- Rachel Horlings:
http://www.rach.horlings.net/
http://thisblogdoesnthaveanameyet.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/in-memoriam-rachel-horlings/

2. Return to Antikythera: what divers discovered in the deep:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2013/mar/18/return-to-antikythera-divers?INTCMP=SRCH
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/gallery/2013/mar/18/antikythera-shipwreck-treasures-in-pictures

3. Antikythera wreck’s final museum run:
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2013/03/22/antikythera-wrecks-final-museum-run/

4. New protection planned for historic Scottish shipwrecks:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-21831878

5. “Murmansk” demolition in final phase:
http://barentsobserver.com/en/nature/murmansk-demolition-final-phase

6. Apollo 11 engines recovered from ocean:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-21/an-expedition-recovers-apollo-engines/4585754
http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/20/apollo-mission-rocket-engines-recovered/?hpt=hp_t2
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/video/2013/mar/21/nasa-apollo-engines-atlantic-video [video]

7. Maritime trade thrived in Egypt, even before Alexandria:
http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2013/130314_1.html

8. Remembering the last great worldwide Sailing expedition:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Remembering-the-Last-Great-Worldwide-Sailing-Expedition-199036721.html

9. Stone ships show signs of maritime network in Baltic Sea region 3,000 years ago:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130321082359.htm
http://phys.org/news/2013-03-stone-ships-maritime-network-baltic.html
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-03/uog-sss032113.php

10. Rough seas uncover shipwreck in York [Maine]:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/beneath-the-waves_2013-03-12.html

11. Rough seas dislodge Duck ship wreckage [North Carolina]:
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2013/03/22/rough-seas-dislodge-shipwreck-on-duck-shore/

12. Maritime trade thrived in Egypt, even before Alexandria:
http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2013/130314_1.html

13. Kon-Tiki sails again:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Kon-Tiki-Sails-Again-199167011.html

14. The lure of sunken riches: Fortunes ahoy [commercial salvage]:
http://www.economist.com/news/international/21573964-treasure-hunters-misdeeds-have-led-tougher-laws-now-their-business-model-must

__________________________________________

Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Deputy Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC) Department of Archaeology | Flinders University

Special thanks to George Bass, Amer Kahn, Susan Langley, Dave Meadows’ Explorator team, and Peter Worsley for sending in news items.

1. AIMA 2013 Conference: Towards ratification: Australia’s Underwater Cultural Heritage (4-6 October 2013):
http://www.aima-underwater.org.au/aima-conference-2013/

2. Doing what she loved, Rachel Horlings, Syracuse anthropologist, dies in Ghana:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/03/doing_what_she_loved_rachel_ho.html

3. Silver Taps: Ashley Rose Gould:
http://www.thebatt.com/silver-taps-ashley-rose-gould-1.3018401

4. Artefacts offer Pacific shark species absence clues:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22005634
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130403200256.htm

5. Portsmouth’s new ‘Mary Rose’ museum to open in May:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22009361
http://www.asiatraveltips.com/news13/34-MaryRose.shtml

6. What drove Captain Ahab wild: ‘Whales,’ at the American Museum of Natural History:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/arts/design/whales-at-the-american-museum-of-natural-history.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

7. Bronze warship ram reveals secrets:
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2013/04/04/bronze.warship.ram.reveals.secrets
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2304412/The-battering-ram-2-000-year-old-warship-sheds-new-light-ancient-building-skills.html
http://noc.ac.uk/news/bronze-warship-ram-reveals-secrets
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2013/04/warship-weapon.html
http://eu.greekreporter.com/2013/04/05/ancient-greek-warship-rams-research/
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130404122455.htm

8. Ancient Amazons as Sailors?
http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2013/04/ancient-amazon-sailors.html

9. Archaeologists hope to identify mysterious shipwreck [more on the Drumbeg shipwreck]:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/346832

10. Huge find throws new light on ancient Iraq [related to maritime trade]:
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=9796

11. Sunken ancient Egyptian port-city reveals some of its secrets:
Read more at http://planetsave.com/2013/04/08/sunken-ancient-egyptian-port-city-reveals-some-of-its-secrets/#zs5oWpmpeDgwcZhQ.99

12. How the HMS ‘Bounty’ fought sandy, and lost:
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/how-the-hms-bounty-fought-sandy-and-lost-1.214236

13. Owners of bar built from 16th century shipwreck told to paint over original wood:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/owners-bar-built-16th-century-shipwreck-told-paint-190423520.html

14. Op-Ed: 101 years after ‘Titanic’ sinking: a comparison to ‘Costa Concordia’:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/347112#ixzz2PrSSFYWz

15. Documentary aims to decode the Antikythera mechanism:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/science/02scan.html?_r=0

16. Hunt is on for War of 1812 ship in Charleston Harbor:
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130402/PC16/130409885/1268/hunt-is-on-for-war-of-1812-ship-in-charleston-harbor&source=RSS

17. Shipwreck exposed on Saginaw River [Bay City, Michigan]:
http://www.wnem.com/story/21856390/shipwreck-exposed-on-saginaw-river

18. Strange fruit: A look at the transatlantic slave trade through “Spirits of the Passage” exhibit:
http://www.wfpl.org/post/strange-fruit-look-transatlantic-slave-trade-through-spirits-passage-exhibit

19. June expedition may determine if shipwreck is long-lost ‘Griffon’:
http://articles.petoskeynews.com/2013-04-05/le-griffon_38314317

20. Maritime archaeology in Hong Kong:
http://news.mingpao.com/20130407/uae1.htm

21. Ran Ortner: Maritime art:
http://www.ranortner.com/

22. Rosanne Cash saves museum ship ‘Lettie G. Howard’:
http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/886758/rosanne-cash-saves-museum-ship-flood-map-spurs-art-insurance

23. Oswego War of 1812 Symposium adds underwater archaeologist to roster:
http://oswegocountytoday.com/?p=113785

24. Shipwreck Weekend at Texas A&M University:
http://nautarch.tamu.edu/shipwreck_weekend/location.html

25. 400-year-old treasure found at shipwreck site in Gulf of Mexico [commercial salvage, not archaeology]:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/347443
http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/07/17643225-salvagers-show-off-dazzling-bounty-from-17th-century-spanish-shipwreck?lite
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/shipwreck-discovered-off-gulf-mexico-bounty-real-treasure-170410461.html
http://news.yahoo.com/spanish-shipwreck-yields-dazzling-bounty-224443515.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/9971688/Spains-collapse-of-colonial-power-seen-through-prism-of-sunk-galleon.html
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/shipwreck-discovered-off-gulf-mexico-bounty-real-treasure-170410461.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2303830/The-treasure-sank-Spanish-Empire-400-year-old-shipwreck-reveals-haul-gold-silver-pearls-parrots.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

26. Spain’s collapse of colonial power seen through prism of sunk galleon [commercial salvage]:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/9971688/Spains-collapse-of-colonial-power-seen-through-prism-of-sunk-galleon.html

27. Downtrend Movement Permanent? Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc (NASDAQ:OMEX) [commercial salvage]:
http://www.nismagazine.com/downtrend-movement-permanent-amkor-technology-inc-nasdaqamkr-odyssey-marine-exploration-inc-nasdaqomex-ziopharm-oncology-inc-nasdaqziop/123469/

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Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Deputy Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC) Department of Archaeology | Flinders University

Special thanks to George Bass, Susan Langley, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1. Shipwreck holds secrets of early colonial trade [ANMM]:
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/shipwreck-holds-secrets-of-early-colonial-trade/story-e6freoof-1226618593098

2. Archaeologist: Prospects bright for heritage tourism in NMI:
http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/local/54969-archaeologist-prospects-bright-for-heritage-tourism-in-nmi

3. Clamshells reveal secrets of Pre-Columbian society’s decline:
http://www.archaeology.org/news/773-130410-peru-moche-clams

4. DNA study links indigenous Brazilians to Polynesians:
http://www.nature.com/news/dna-study-links-indigenous-brazilians-to-polynesians-1.12710

5. Study debunks lead poisoning theory in Franklin mystery:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2013/04/08/north-franklin-lead-theory-study.html

6. Gaul burial site: French archaeologists unearth warrior remains at 2,300-year-old cemetery (VIDEO):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/12/france-burial-site-gaul-warriors_n_3069978.html

7. Egypt: Archaeologists uncover world’s oldest port, hieroglyphic papyri:
http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-egypt/worlds-oldest-port-and-egyptian-papyrus-uncovered-130412.htm
http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Security/Egypt-Archaeologists-uncover-worlds-oldest-port-hieroglyphic-papyri_3279038430.html

8. Sea of Galilee: Archaeologists discover ancient monument:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/israel-and-palestine/130411/sea-galilee-israeli-archaeologists-dis
http://topnews.us/content/254473-mysterious-stone-pile-found-sea-galilee
http://www.popsci.com.au/science/who-or-what-left-this-60-000-ton-ancient-artifact-under-the-sea
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/ancient-monument-underwater-in-the-kinneret/2013/04/12/?src=ataglance
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-mystery-monument-found-on-the-sea-floor-20130412,0,2957527.story?track=rss
http://www.perthnow.com.au/technology/mysterious-rock-pile-structure-found-beneath-sea-of-galilee-off-israeli-coast/story-fnhod58u-1226617794816

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/16676628/giant-rock-structure-found-under-sea/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/10/sea-of-galilee-underwater-stone-monument-archaeologists-israel_n_3051398.html

9. Isles of Scilly shipwreck site could be lost ship of Sir Walter Raleigh:
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Isles-Scilly-shipwreck-site-lost-ship-Sir-Walter/story-18694840-detail/story.html#axzz2QPCUZqI5

10. Beachcombers give Gov. Tom McCall a belated birthday gift during beach cleanup:
http://www.dailyastorian.com/free/beachcombers-give-gov-tom-mccall-a-belated-birthday-gift-during/article_f31f7b44-9af4-11e2-8201-001a4bcf887a.html

11. The Poole Iron Age logboat project:
http://www.thisismast.org/poole-iron-age-logboat-project.html

12. ‘Titanic violin’ sparks heated debate:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22002497

13. Hunt is on for War of 1812 ship in Charleston Harbor:
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130402/PC16/130409885

14. Shipwreck, Neillsville hotel placed on register of historic places [Wisconsin]:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/shipwreck-neillsville-hotel-placed-on-register-of-historic-places-129h7ht-202608901.html

15. Low water levels expose new shipwrecks in Grand Haven [Michigan]:
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2013/04/ll_barth_shipwreck_discovered.html
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/article/251953/14/Low-water-levels-expose-new-shipwrecks [video]

16. June expedition may determine if shipwreck is long-lost Griffon:
http://www.grandhaventribune.com/article/362446

17. Fishing, shipwrecks and five families: the stories of Havera:
http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2013/04/13/fishing-shipwrecks-and-tethered-children-the-stories-of-havera

18. Anthropology Students Selected for National Internship Program:
http://www.ethiosports.com/2013/04/10/anthropology-students-selected-for-national-internship-program/

19. BBC start work on Moby Dick film The Whale, but there’s no Ahab in sight:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9980954/BBC-start-work-on-Moby-Dick-film-The-Whale-but-theres-no-Ahab-in-sight.html
http://www.imediamonkey.com/2013/04/09/jonas-armstrong-for-bbc-moby-dick-drama-the-whale/

20. Transatlantic trade’s souls remembered:
http://www.sfltimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12950&Itemid=144

21. Did ‘malefic period’ cause the disaster?
http://www.nation.lk/edition/feature-eye/item/17176-did-%E2%80%98malefic-period%E2%80%99-cause-the-disaster?.html

22. Arnold & Porter sinks suit over sunken Spanish treasure [commercial salvage]:
http://www.americanlawyer.com/digestTAL.jsp?id=1202595303530&slreturn=20130313234825

23. Treasure hunters battle over a trove of emeralds [commercial salvage]:
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2013-04-11/news/emeralds-treasure-hunters-mel-fisher/

__________________________________________

Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Deputy Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC)
Department of Archaeology | Flinders University

Special thanks to Chelsea Colwell-Pasch, Terry Drew, Paul Johnston, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1. Historic Nashwauk anchor needs new home in Adelaide’s southern suburbs:
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/historic-nashwauk-anchor-needs-new-home-in-adelaides-southern-suburbs/story-e6frea6u-1226624244320

2. What 15,000 years of cooking fish tells us about humanity:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/04/18/177748920/what-15-000-years-of-cooking-fish-tells-us-about-humanity

3. Perhaps more than 45 steamboat wrecks lay at the bottom of the Trinity (Texas):
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/bay_area/living/perhaps-more-than-steamboat-wrecks-lay-at-the-bottom-of/article_eb1b6b7e-d377-585e-a67e-d3e91494ed21.html

4. Sable Island national park would allow gas drilling deep underground:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/environment/Sable+Island+national+park+would+allow+drilling/8263034/story.html

5. Possible ancient burial ground discovered beneath Sea of Galilee in Israel:
http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/04/24/possible-ancient-burial-ground-discovered-beneath-sea-of-galilee-in-israel/
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/166987
http://www.greenprophet.com/2013/04/sea-of-galilee-reveals-mysterious-underwater-ancient-mound/

6. Hamas bulldozes UNESCO site for military training [Anthedon seaport site]:
http://www.wnd.com/2013/04/media-mum-on-hamass-razing-roman-temple/?cat_orig=world
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/04/hamas-damages-heritage-site.html
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/167272#.UXFutEpVa8B
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/167178#.UXFu90pVa8A
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/hamas-bulldozes-un-heritage-site-for-terrorist-training-grounds/2013/04/16/0/?print
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Hamas-bulldozes-UNESCO-site-for-military-training-309908

7. The real boats of of King Khufu [More on that Old Kingdom Red Sea harbour at Zaafarana]:
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/2263/17/The-real-boats-of-King-Khufu-.aspx
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/69024/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egypts-King-Khufus-harbour-in-Suez-discovered.aspx
http://www.livescience.com/28778-worlds-oldest-harbor-papyrus-khufu-cheops.html
http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/20751
http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/15/17767610-4500-year-old-harbor-structures-and-papyrus-texts-unearthed-in-egypt?lite
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2309930/Worlds-oldest-port-believed-Egypt-alongside-papyri-revealing-fascinating-details-life-Ancient-Egyptians.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

8. Ostia Antica, torna alla luce l’età d’oro Terme e fontane nella cittadella del lusso:
http://www.sotterraneidiroma.it/notizie-sdr/item/ostia-antica-torna-alla-luce-l-eta-d-oro-terme-e-fontane-nella-cittadella-del-lusso?category_id=20 [Italian]
http://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2013/04/16/news/ostia_antica_torna_alla_luce_l_et_d_oro_terme_e_fontane_nella_cittadella_del_lusso-56723668/ [Italian]

9. US tourist faces trial in Turkey over beach ‘stones’:
http://www.newsdaily.com/travel/aefd9daaa15642b71b496372a2b930ae/us-tourist-faces-trial-in-turkey-over-stones

10. Silver recovered from shipwreck will go on display:
http://www.tradeonlytoday.com/home/524751-silver-recovered-from-shipwreck-will-go-on-display

__________________________________________

Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Deputy Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC)
Department of Archaeology | Flinders University

Special thanks to George Bass, Susan Langley, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1. Flinders joins underwater archaeology network:
http://blogs.flinders.edu.au/flinders-news/tag/university-twinning-and-networking-unitwin-program-for-underwater-archaeology/

2. Month of Shipwrecks @ WA Museum, Fremantle [Australia]:
http://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/month-shipwrecks

3. A pre-Cook caucasian (maybe) skull find in Australia is causing a rethink/kerfuffle [well, for the ignorant]:
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/ancient-skull-could-rewrite-history.htm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/10152261/Skull-found-in-Australia-challenges-Captain-Cook-claim.html
http://phys.org/news/2013-07-white-skull-australians.html

4. Ghostly underwater art gallery breathes new life to sunken ship:
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/07/world/americas/underwater-gallery-vandenberg-key-west

5. Recalling a dark secret of the slave trade, buried in the deep [Dutch ship Leusden in Netherlands National Maritime Museum]:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/02/arts/slave-trades-buried-sea-crime.html?ref=arts&_r=0

6. ‘Tardis’ diving chamber used by Reg Sprigg found in outback South Australia:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-12/tardis-diving-chamber-found-in-outback-south-australia/4816698?&section=news&source=igoogle

7. The Vietnam Maritime Archaeology Project Center:
http://www.themua.org/vietnam/

8. 700-year-old shipwreck with thousands of relics found in Vietnam:
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/art-entertainment/78626/antiquities-discovered-around-the-700-year-old-wreck.html
http://www.menafn.com/d2b81bff-1e37-49b7-b648-84d850d6f91d/Shipwreck-off-Vietnam-yields-700yearold-coins-and-ceramics?src=main
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/353794
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/07/02/Shipwreck-off-Vietnam-yields-700-year-old-coins-and-ceramics/UPI-42671372806054/
http://www.menafn.com/d2b81bff-1e37-49b7-b648-84d850d6f91d/Shipwreck-off-Vietnam-yields-700yearold-coins-and-ceramics?src=main
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2013-07/01/c_124939978.htm

9. Fossilized elephant tusk found on seafloor [Sicily]:
http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/fossilized-elephant-tusk-found-on-seafloor-130719.htm

10. Old Arabic texts describe dirty Vikings:
http://sciencenordic.com/old-arabic-texts-describe-dirty-vikings

11. Ancient anchors from punic wars found off Sicily:
http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/ancient-anchors-sicily-punic-wars-130703.htm

12. Sunken ships seen in ancient city of Tieion [Turkey]:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/sunken-ships-seen-in-ancient-city-of-tieion.aspx?pageID=238&nid=49724

13. Clues from an ancient Viking trading centre [Norway]:
http://phys.org/news/2013-07-tantalizing-hint-ancient-town.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130709094454.htm
http://www.ntnu.edu/news/2013-news/kaupang

14. Riace Bronzes await to be housed in Magna Græcia [well, they came from the sea... Italy]:
http://eu.greekreporter.com/2013/07/09/riace-bronzes-await-to-be-housed-in-magna-graecia/
http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/53773/Museum-work-funded-to-display-neglected-Riace-Bronzes.html
http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/54268/Riace-Bronzes–disgrace–will-be–remedied-.html

15. Watch archaeologists explore a Gulf of Mexico shipwreck [USA]:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/07/130719-shipwreck-gulf-mexico-archaeology-ocean-science/
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/07/21/the-monterrey-shipwreck-mapping-the-site/

16. The Monterrey shipwreck: meet the team [USA]:
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/07/21/the-monterrey-shipwreck-meet-the-team/

17. Civil war steamer found off South Carolina [USA]:
http://news.discovery.com/earth/oceans/civil-war-steamer-found-off-south-carolina-130630.htm

18. Rare letters from father of US Navy surface in South Carolina [USA]:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/07/04/letters-from-father-us-navy-surface-in-sc/?test=latestnews#ixzz2ZgyLUXU7

19. Divers try to identify wreck off Key Largo [USA]:
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20130714/NEWS01/307140055/Divers-try-identify-wreck-off-Key-Largo?nclick_check=1

20. Onondaga Nation paddlers mark 400-year-old Iroquois-Dutch pact [USA]:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/07/paddlers_mark_400-year-old_iro.html

21. 50,000 year-old swamp discovered by scuba divers off Alabama’s coast:
http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/archive/segment/50000-year-old-swamp-discovered-by-scuba-divers-off-alabamas-coast/51dc7b872b8c2a317c000167

22. Georgia’s rich maritime history largely unknown [USA]:
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Georgia-s-rich-maritime-history-largely-unknown-4650927.php

23. Work continues on QAR artifacts in Greenville [USA]:
http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/news/article_bd64c47c-e67c-11e2-857f-0019bb2963f4.html

24. United States’ oldest commercial vessel to be relaunched:
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/United-States-Oldest-Commercial-Vessel-to-be-Relaunched-2013-07-19/

25. Public gets inside look at Civil War archaeology, artifacts [USA]:
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20130713/ARTICLES/130719821/-1/sports01?Title=Public-gets-inside-look-at-Civil-War-archaeology-artifacts

26. Shipwrecks receive historic recognition: Two located off Northeast Wisconsin shores [USA]:
http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/local/lakeshore/shipwrecks-receive-historic-recognition

27. Maritime Museum in Kingston to host Hudson River Days [USA]:
http://www.hudsonvalleyalmanacweekly.com/2013/07/18/maritime-museum-in-kingston-to-host-hudson-river-days/

28. Conception Harbour Wrecks Project, Newfoundland and Labrador [Canada]:
http://www.shipwrecksnl.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152&Itemid=402

29. Divers to hunt for shipwrecks including Sir Walter Raleigh’s Flying Joan [UK]:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23357523
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2013/jul/17/divers-shipwrecks-walter-raleigh-flying-joan
http://www.gulf-times.com/uk-europe/183/details/359815/divers-to-launch-hunt-for-historic-shipwrecks

30. Divers plan to hunt for shipwrecks [UK]:
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/divers-plan-to-hunt-for-shipwrecks-1-5300803

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/archaeology/10177816/Lost-history-of-when-Britannia-ruled-the-waves.html
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Shipwreck-divers-discover-secret-Nelson-s/story-19520280-detail/story.html#axzz2ZgVqJFuh

31. Divers to explore wreck which made Grace Darling famous [UK]:
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10553343.Historic_shipwreck_to_be_explored/

32. Viking treasure found on outskirts of Rugby goes on display to public:
http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Warwickshire/Rugby/CV21/News/Local-News/251939-Viking-Treasure-Found-On-Outskirts-Of-Rugby-Goes-On-Display-To-Public

33. Water, water, everywhere:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-heymont/water-water-everywhere_b_3628438.html

36. Nicolle Hirschfeld: Nautical Archaeologist:
http://www.sanantoniomag.com/SAM/July-2013/Hardly-Working/

37. Clive Cussler celebrates 40 years of Dirk Pitt adventures:
http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/arts/articles/20130708clive-cussler-author-interview-books.html?nclick_check=1

38. Vladimir Putin explores shipwreck:
http://www.3news.co.nz/VIDEO-Vladimir-Putin-explores-shipwreck/tabid/417/articleID/305095/Default.aspx
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/vladimir-putin-explores-underwater-shipwreck-in-gulf-of-finland/story-fni0xs61-1226679892098
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/putin-takes-submarine-bottom-gulf-finland-article-1.1399833?localLinksEnabled=false
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/179708-putin-visits-shipwreck-doesnt-find-treasure/

39. David Gibbins: The age of sail:
http://arts.nationalpost.com/2013/07/18/david-gibbins-the-age-of-sail/
http://arts.nationalpost.com/2013/07/16/david-gibbins/

40. Treasure hunters find gold coin trove off Florida:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/07/treasure-hunters-find-gold-coin-trove-off-florida/
http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/latino-daily-news/details/gold-coins-from-sunken-1715-spanish-galleon-found-at-oceans-bottom-near-flo/25842/
http://www.tradeonlytoday.com/home/525957-crew-uncovers-treasure-in-shipwreck-off-florida

41. Treasure trove worth £20m discovered in British ship sunk by Nazis [Commercial salvage]:
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/492822/20130721/treasure-trove-silver-nazis-odyssey-marine-exploration.htm

__________________________________________
Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Deputy Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC)

Special thanks to George Bass, Susan Langley, Mark Polzer, Ole Varmer, Peter & Jill Worsley, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1. Early bird registration for the 2013 AIMA Conference ‘Towards Ratification’ ends on Aug 1st!
http://www.aima-underwater.org.au/conference-2013/

2. Out of the textbook, into the trenches: the practicality of a field practicum [Hinchinbrook Island, Queensland, Australia]:
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/07/25/out-of-the-textbook-into-the-trenches-the-practicality-of-a-field-practicum/

3. Western Australian coast rich in submerged archaeology:
http://www.sciencewa.net.au/topics/social-science/item/2295-wa-coast-rich-in-submerged-archaeology.html

4. Taiwan maritime exhibition opens in Penghu:
http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=207696&ctNode=445
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201307230033.aspx

5. New book: Islands of the winds: The maritime culture of Bronze Age Aegean:
http://www.aegeussociety.org/en/index.php/new-books/inseln-der-winde/

6. Mellieħa wreck yielding secrets of Roman times [Malta]:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130722/local/Mellie-a-wreck-yielding-secrets-of-Roman-times.478994

7. “The Hall of Dragons and Dolphins” unearthed in Italy:
http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/55263/Hellenic-mosaic-discovered-in-massive-Italian-find.html

8. World’s oldest shipwreck reveals incredible cargo [the Uluburun shipwreck, Turkey]:
http://www.heritagedaily.com/2013/01/worlds-oldest-shipwreck-reveals-incredible-cargo/71101

9. Archaeological divers to investigate 1838 shipwreck [UK]:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/british-archaeologists-explore-wwi-submarine-graveyard-off-uk-coast-a-911648.html
http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/local-headlines/archaeological-divers-to-investigate-1838-shipwreck-1-3012755

10. Underwater explorers find dozens of WWII U-boats in watery graveyard:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/underwater_explorers_find_dozens_jbSMKXf3zk05pQXPJZRcVI?utm_campaign=OutbrainA&utm_source=OutbrainArticlepages&obref=obinsource

11. The mystery of the St Pancras walrus [UK]:
http://www.itv.com/news/london/update/2013-07-23/the-mystery-of-the-st-pancras-walrus/

12. Ship’s remains identified in the St. Mary’s River [Maryland, USA]:
http://smnewsnet.com/archives/73766
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Shipwreck-Remains-Identified-in-St-Marys-River-2013-07-25/
http://www.somdnews.com/article/20130724/NEWS/130729698/1056/underwater-excavations-in-st-mary-x2019-s-river-uncover-evidence-of&template=southernMaryland
http://www.wtop.com/46/3400314/Uncovering-an-underwater-mystery

13. Shipwreck excavation begins [Georgetown, Canada]:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2013/07/22/pei-georgetown-shipwreck-kristmanson-584.html

14. Results of Lake Minnetonka Nautical Archaeology Project now available [USA]:
http://lakeminnetonka.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/results-of-lake-minnetonka-nautical-archaeology-project-now-available

15. Possible Gold Rush era vessel unearthed in San Francisco:
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Possible-Gold-Rush-Era-Vessel-Unearthed-in-San-Francisco-2013-07-26/

16. Marine archaeologists studying Gulf shipwreck discover 2 other sunken ships [plenty of news on these ones]:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=205603522
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/marine-archaeologists-studying-gulf-shipwreck-discover-2-sunken-ships-article-1.1409533?localLinksEnabled=false
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112908460/deep-water-marine-ocean-archeology-galveston-gulf-of-mexico-shipwrecks-072713/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/26/gulf-shipwreck-exploration-two-more-sunken-vessels_n_3659337.html?ir=Science
http://www.examiner.com/article/mysterious-shipwrecks-discovered
http://www.ibtimes.com/monterrey-shipwreck-200-year-old-shipwreck-site-actually-location-three-different-wrecks-photos
http://www.justicenewsflash.com/2013/07/26/archaeologists-discover-additional-wrecks-after-examining-gulf-shipwreck_20130726111724.html
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2013/07/26/two-shipwrecks-discovered-at-gulf-mexico-site/
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Researchers-Discovery-of-shipwreck-tantalizing-4686428.php
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2021469811_apusgulfshipwreck.html
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/26/19698988-team-examining-gulf-shipwreck-finds-2-other-wrecks?lite
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/07/130725-shipwreck-gulf-mexico-19th-century-archeology-science/

17. Shipwreck ‘tantalizing,’ link to Texas Revolution?
http://www.designntrend.com/articles/6542/20130725/archaeology-news-shipwreck-texas-revolution.htm
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57595557/shipwreck-discovered-4363-feet-down-in-gulf-of-mexico-called-tantalizing-by-researchers/

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/07/pictures/130714-blackbeard-shipwreck-pirates-archaeology-science/
http://beachcarolina.com/2013/07/10/blackbeards-queen-annes-revenge-1718-displays-actual-treasures-from-blackbeards-flagship/

18. Odyssey Marine and Cameron peer out of control on HMS ‘Victory’:
http://www.heritagedaily.com/2012/08/odyssey-marine-and-cameron-peer-out-of-control-on-hms-victory

19. An astounding $36 million in silver has been hauled from a WWII wreck [commercial salvage]:
http://io9.com/an-astounding-36-million-in-silver-has-been-hauled-fro-898617896

__________________________________________
Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Deputy Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC)

Special thanks to Chelsea Colwell-Pasch for compiling this week’s news and to George Bass, Jonathan Benjamin, Jessica Berry, Ashley Hills, Sandra Kay Horne, Denise Kuijlaars, Maddy McAllister, Daniel Petraccaro, Ulrica Söderlind, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

Australia:

1)   Early bird registration for the 2013 AIMA Conference “Towards Ratification” extended until 15 August!
http://www.aima-underwater.org.au/conference-2013/

2)    The three hour trench [Hinchinbrook Island, Queensland, Australia]
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/07/25/the-three-hour-trench/

3)    Sanyo Maru wreck in Australia’s custody as an enduring reminder of Japan’s presence in our pearl shell industry
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sanyo-maru-wreck-in-australia8217s-custody-as-an-enduring-reminder-of-japan8217s-presence-in-our-pearlshell-industry/story-fnihsrf2-1226687171840
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/29/national/aussies-to-protect-pearl-ship-wreck/#.Uf318m34Xms

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/07/28/australia-to-protect-wrecked-japanese-pearl-ship/

4)  Aboriginal rock art may depict first sea arrivals
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/rock-art-may-show-austs-first-foreigners/story-fn3dxiwe-1226689366982
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Past-Masters/301882649948002
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/aboriginal-rock-art-may-depict-first-ship-arrivals.htm
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/national/18272913/rock-art-may-show-austs-first-foreigners/

5)    Murphy Oil wants to drill near Abrolhos
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/wa/18246186/

6)  Broome flying boats–March 1942
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151498981411296&set=a.499701506295.268850.200677676295&type=1&theater

Americas:

7)  Artifacts, questions raised from shipwrecks
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/west_university/news/artifacts-questions-raised-from-shipwrecks/article_67bf0f8c-f950-11e2-b738-0019bb2963f4.html

See also, updates on the Gulf wreck discoveries:
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1123-130725-gulf-of-mexico-shipwrecks-deep-water
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/07/30/the-monterrey-shipwreck-parting-shot/
http://www.katc.com/news/team-examining-gulf-shipwreck-finds-2-other-wrecks/#_
http://www.redding.com/news/2013/aug/02/researchers-discovery-shipwrecks-tantalizing/
http://haysfreepress.com/2013/08/01/under-the-sea-shipwreck-off-coast-thrills-texas-state-archaeologist/#axzz2ayn6cTRZ
http://www.newyorkinjurynews.com/2013/07/28/Archaeologists-discover-additional-wrecks-after-examining-Gulf-shipwreck_201307289847.html
http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/two-additional-shipwrecks-discovered-near-monterrey-shipwreck/

8)    Atlas shipwreck discovered in Lake Ontario
http://www.inquisitr.com/880178/atlas-shipwreck-discovered-in-lake-ontario/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/29/atlas-oldest-commercial-shipwreck-great-lakes_n_3672342.html
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130728/NEWS01/307280037/Atlas-shipwreck-1839-discovered-near-Oswego?nclick_check=1 http://online.wsj.com/article/AP71449ec05ab64fde9bfbfdd037b2ed7c.htmlhttp://www.startribune.com/nation/216876711.html

9)  Local teacher exploring shipwreck: Gulf of Mexico is destination for team with submarines
http://www.dailypress.com/news/gloucester-county/dp-tsq-mid-gloucester-vims-story-0801-20130801,0,1826580.story

10)    Scituate fisherman makes century-old discovery
http://www.patriotledger.com/features/x1905497652/Scituate-fisherman-makes-century-old-discovery
http://www.wickedlocal.com/canton/news/x273445078/Fisherman-makes-century-old-shipwreck-discovery

11)            Researchers identify 17th-century shipwreck off Maryland
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1124-130725-maryland-st-mary-s-river-shipwreck
http://www.your4state.com/story/17th-century-sunken-ship-discovered-in-the-chesapeake-bay/d/story/Al2eGTeBT0WHVADAHjt5MA
http://www.tradeonlytoday.com/home/526118-researchers-identify-17th-century-shipwreck-off-maryland
http://www.wtop.com/46/3400314/Uncovering-an-underwater-mystery
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Shipwreck-Remains-Identified-in-St-Marys-River-2013-07-25/

12)   Colonial Shipwrecks of Colombia: Exploring sunken history in the Caribbean
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/07/30/colonial-shipwrecks-of-colombia-exploring-sunken-history-in-the-caribbean/
13)   Mysterious finding of 1800s shoes, timbers, bottles, teases Assateague: Storm last fall likely dislodged old shipwreck
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20130803/ESN01/308030006/Mysterious-finding-1800s-shoes-timbers-bottles-teases-Assateague?nclick_check=1

14)   This ship uses underwater robots to live stream mysteries of the deep to your iPhone
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1682739/this-ship-uses-underwater-robots-to-livestream-mysteries-of-the-deep-to-your-iphone#1

15)   Sunken pirate ship discovery a treasure for Cape Coral
http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2013-07-30/Sunken-pirate-ship-discovery-a-treasure-for-Cape-Coral#.Uf36lW34Xms
http://www.davidpcarr.com/news

16)   Dugout canoe found in Baja California
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1137-130730-mexico-baja-california-canoe

17)  Shipwreck discovered on Prince Edward Isle
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1112-130722-canada-prince-edward-isle-shipwreck

18)   More sturgeon bones found at Jamestown
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1109-130719-virginia-jamestown-sturgeon

19)   Rare boat effigy found on California Island
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1100-130718-california-boat-effigy-volcanic-rock

20)    Navy dolphins discover rare 19th-century Howell torpedo off San Diego coast
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/navy-dolphins-find-rare-torpedo-article-1.1349515#ixzz2az49uLfm

21)   Organizing a student run archaeology conference–NASC 2014
http://www.dayofarchaeology.com/organizing-a-student-run-archaeology-conference-nasc-2014/

22)    It’s time to go back to sea for QAR archaeologists
http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/news/article_9a9e23b0-fc7b-11e2-96ab-0019bb2963f4.html

Europe:

23)    Scottish Atlantic Maritime Past: Heritage, investigation, research & education [Loch Laxford]:
http://blogs.wessexarch.co.uk/samphire/

24)  Mycenaean artifacts found in Bodrum
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/mycenaean-artifacts-found-in-bodrum.aspx?pageID=238&nID=51909&NewsCatID=375
http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=114485

25)   1st Submarine museum park in Greece
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2013/08/02/1st-submarine-museum-park-in-greece/

26)    Piri Reis maps draw interest in Croatia
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/piri-reis-maps-draw-interest-in-croatia.aspx?pageID=238&nID=51690&NewsCatID=385

27)    Find helps scientists map waves of migration across the continents
http://phys.org/news/2013-07-scientists-migration-continents.html

28)    Daily: New shipwreck found near Rauma
http://yle.fi/uutiset/daily_new_shipwreck_found_near_rauma/6754253

29)    Zeeland’s Dekker-Huis and Historical Museum shares a second look at a popular shipwreck exhibit

http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/x1806129908/Zeelands-Dekker-Huis-and-Historical-Museum-shares-a-second-look-at-a-popular-shipwreck-exhibit#ixzz2aypgHbQf

30)   New clues tell of where timber for Newport’s medieval ship was felled
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/10590123.New_clues_tell_of_where_timber_for_Newport___s_medieval_ship_was_felled/

31)   Archaeologists Explore U-Boats Off English Coast
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1114-130722-england-germany-submarines-wwi

32)          Gull Rock wreck, Lundy
http://www.thisismast.org/gull-rock-wreck-lundy.html

Commercial Salvage:

33)  Exploration of ill-fated SS Gairsoppa reveals treasure from the deep
http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/exploration-of-ill-fated-ss-gairsoppa-reveals-treasure-from-the-deep-238719.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/130802-shipwreck-silver-ocean-treasure-cargo-ship/

34)  Titanic lost violin on view at US Museum
http://www.marinelink.com/news/titanic-violin-museum357125.aspx

35)     Shipwreck treasure auction to be held by Daniel Sedwick in October
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC8z_XNo4_M

__________________________________________
Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Deputy Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC)

Special thanks to Chelsea Colwell-Pasch for compiling this week’s news and to Kurt Bennett, José Luis Casaban, George Fisher, Celeste Jordan, Susan Langley, Maddy McAllister, Ralph K. Pederson, Ulrica Söderlind, David Steinberg, Andrew Wilkinson, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

Australia:
1)               The latest issue of the AIMA Newsletter (Vol. 32, No. 1) is available for download from the AIMA website
http://www.aima-underwater.org.au/newsletters/

2)              The cultural maritime landscape of Ramsey Bay, Hinchinbrook Island
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/07/26/the-cultural-maritime-landscape-of-ramsey-bay-hinchinbrook-island/

3)              Preliminary timeline programme for the AIMA 2013 conference
http://www.aima-underwater.org.au/programme/

4)              Searching for ship shapes
http://shipshapesearchers.org/about-us/

5)              Port Adelaide-Enfield Mayor Gary Johanson makes headlines in Scottish Sunday Express over City of Adelaide clipper ship http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/west-beaches/port-adelaide-enfield-mayor-gary-johanson-makes-headlines-in-scottish-sunday-express-over-city-of-adelaide-clipper-ship/story-fni9llx9-1226693584030

6)              Historic shipwreck off SA being damaged
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/breaking-news/historic-shipwreck-off-sa-being-damaged/story-fni6ul2m-1226693543245

7)              Channel 10s multi-million dollar miniseries Batavia yet to start production despite being due out this year
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/television/channel-10s-multimillion-dollar-miniseries-batavia-yet-to-start-production-despite-being-due-out-this-year/story-fni0cc2c-1226693300745

8)              Sanyo Maru shipwreck in the Northern Territory updated into the Australia National Shipwreck Database
https://apps5a.ris.environment.gov.au/shipwreck/public/wreck/wreck.do?key=3562

Asia:
9)              A savage history of whaling
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/savage-history-of-whaling/4871360

10)           Vizhinjam: once a port, always a port
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/vizhinjam-once-a-port-always-a-port/article5006659.ece

11)            Make or break for ancient wreck
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/art-entertainment/81083/make-or-break-for-ancient-wreck.html

12)           The worst shark attack in history – USS Indianapolis (in honour of Shark Week)
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2013/08/the-worst-shark-attack-in-history/?utm_source=smithsonianhistandarch&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=201308-hist

Americas:
13)           Franklin expedition shipwreck hunter – Parks Canada
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/ja13/franklin_expedition_lost_ships.asp
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/culture/franklin/media/media01.aspx
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/on-the-hunt-for-a-missing-piece-of-canadian-history—parks-canada-continues-search-for-lost-franklin-ships-219024501.html

14)           Tropis Conference Proceedings
http://nauticalarch.org/publications/tropis_conference_proceedings/

15)           Stunning shipwrecks from War of 1812 invaded by mussels
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/pictures/130808-hamilton-scourge-shipwrecks-mussels-war-of-1812-archaeology/

16)           U.S. Federal designation could spur economic, educational opportunities in the Lakeshore area
http://www.htrnews.com/article/20130807/MAN0101/308070130/?nclick_check=1
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20130808/ADV01/308090107/Lakeland-shipwreck-revisited?nclick_check=1

17)           Researchers find [hurricane] Sandy damaged shipwrecks far beneath waves
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/top_three/researchers-find-sandy-damaged-shipwrecks-far-beneath-waves/article_eebb09e8-0088-11e3-b1b4-0019bb2963f4.html

18)           Exploring the shipwrecks of Charlevoix’s Oyster Bay
http://articles.petoskeynews.com/2013-08-09/charlevoix-historical-society_41247996

19)           Titanic artifact found in Naples, FL scrapyard
http://www.fox4now.com/news/local/Titanic-artifact-found-in-Naples-scrapyard-219068491.html

20)          Nearly 100-year-old message in a bottle found by diver in St. Clair River
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/22627384/nearly-100-year-old-message-in-a-bottle-found-by-diver-in-st-clair-river#ixzz2bdj3SMIf

21)           Navy archeologists find rare artifact on San Clemente Island
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=75466

Europe:
22)          Belgium ratifies the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/underwater-cultural-heritage/dynamic-content-single-view/news/belgium_ratifies_the_2001_unesco_convention_on_the_protection_of_underwater_cultural_heritage/#.UgZSrG3LKSo

23)          Rare medieval boat hailed as ‘significant’ find by archaeologists digging up Norfolk marshland
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2384092/Rare-medieval-boat-hailed-significant-archaeologists-digging-Norfolk-marshland.html#ixzz2b4gcTji6

24)          UNESCO prepares for the Centenary of World War I and calls special attention to its underwater cultural heritage
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/underwater-cultural-heritage/dynamic-content-single-view/news/unesco_action_for_peace/#sthash.xdOgBLA1.dpuf

25)          Laois ‘bog body’ said to be world’s oldest

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/laois-bog-body-said-to-be-world-s-oldest-1.1483171

26)          What do the layers in the main harbour of Birka tell us?
http://www.sjohistoriska.se/sv/Fordjupning/Blogg/marinarkeobloggen/Vraket/What-do-the-layers-in-the-Birkas-harbour-tell-us/

27)           Intact Roman ship, complete with cargo, found off coast of Italy
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/08/09/Intact-Roman-ship-complete-with-cargo-found-off-coast-of-Italy/UPI-29381376089380/#ixzz2bZksEfa2

28)          Aim to identify new shipwrecks
http://www.countrylife.co.uk/news/article/531347/Aim-to-identify-new-shipwrecks.html

29)          Rubber products washing ashore in Europe have Akron link
http://www.ohio.com/news/rubber-products-washing-ashore-in-europe-have-akron-link-1.419322

30)          Subway excavation continues in London
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1183-130808-england-london-subway
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/08/3549873/work-on-new-railway-line-digs.html

31)           Flood-Defense Project uncovers medieval vessel
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1178-130807-england-norfolk-boat

Middle East:
32)          Beirut and an ancient shipwreck
http://nauticalarch.org/blogs/iron-age-shipwreck/2013/08/04/beirut-and-an-ancient-shipwreck/

http://wedigboats.wordpress.com/2013/08/04/excavation-of-a-shipwreck-in-beirut/

33)          Turkish town has hosted 12,000 years of human history & stunning biodiversity
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/08/06/turkish-town-has-hosted-12000-years-of-human-history-stunning-biodiversity/

34)          Antalya to have one more open air museum
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/antalya-to-have-one-more-open-air-museum.aspx?pageID=238&nID=52223&NewsCatID=385

Commercial Salvage:

35)          The silver shipwreck: $38 million on the ocean floor
http://www.kirotv.com/news/lifestyles/shopping/silver-shipwreck-38-million-ocean-floor/nZHDZ/
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/23086942/2013/08/08/another-haul-for-tampa-treasure-hunters

36)          Odyssey Marine Exploration reports second quarter 2013 results
http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/08/08/565730/10044178/en/Odyssey-Marine-Exploration-Reports-Second-Quarter-2013-Results.html

__________________________________________

Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Deputy Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC)
Department of Archaeology | Flinders University

Please, find below this week’s nautical news—some interesting items. Special thanks to Chelsea Colwell-Pasch for compiling this week’s news and to George Bass, Jonathan Benjamin, Celeste Jordan, Mark Polzer, Miranda Richardson, Della Scott-Ireton, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

Australia:
1)                  From Belle to bust: an 1880 shipwreck.
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/08/02/from-belle-to-bust-an-1880-shipwreck/

2)                  Welsh shipwreck doc heads to Oz.
http://www.c21media.net/archives/123625

3)                  Search for shipwrecks after medieval coins found in Wessel Islands leads to rock art, possible wreckage.
http://www.news.com.au/national-news/search-for-shipwrecks-after-medieval-coins-found-in-wessel-islands-leads-to-rock-art-possible-wreckage/story-fncynjr2-1226695924312#ixzz2cJ47FLuf

4)                  Great Barrier Reef continues to reveal its hidden heritage.
http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Great-Barrier-Reef-continues-to-reveal-its-hidden-heritage/113315

5)                  The hunt for Dampier’s ancient artifacts.
http://www.pilbaraecho.com.au/2013/08/16/the-hunt-for-ancient-artefacts-near-dampier/

6)                  3D mapping technology to locate sunken vessels.
http://www.hydro-international.com/news/id6359-D_Mapping_Technology_to_Locate_Su%5Cnken_Vessels.html

Antarctica:
7)                  Bone-eating worm bonus for shipwreck hunters.
http://theconversation.com/bone-eating-worm-bonus-for-shipwreck-hunters-17072

8)                 Historic Antarctic shipwrecks may be intact.
http://archaeology.org/news/1213-130814-ships-in-antarctic-waters-may-survive
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/08/why-shipwrecks-in-antarctica-are-well-preserved/278711/
http://news.yahoo.com/trove-pristine-shipwrecks-may-buried-around-antarctica-230949172.html

Asia:
9)                  Archaeological report on Maanthai comes after 29 years.
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=36556

Americas:
10)              Humans in Cuba 10,000 years ago?
http://archaeology.org/news/1202-130809-cuban-archaeological-census-reveals-ancient-history

11)               Discovery of 19th century document sheds light on the unearthing of astrolabe reportedly used by Samuel de Champlain.
http://o.canada.com/2013/08/07/discovery-of-19th-century-document-sheds-light-on-the-unearthing-of-astrolabe-reportedly-used-by-samuel-de-champlain/

12)               Dread Pirate Blackbeard’s wreck is coming up.
http://news.discovery.com/history/us-history/resurfacing-blackbeard-ship-queen-annes-revenge-130816.htm

http://zeenews.india.com/news/science/blackbeard-s-ship-yields-fresh-treasure-trove_869201.html

http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail11/story125809/blackbeard-039-s-ship-yields-fresh-treasure-trove.html
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/08/14/off-north-carolina-coast-pirate-treasure-different-sort/

13)               Colonial shipwrecks of Colombia: mapping the Tortuga wreck site and surveying the reef.
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/08/12/colonial-shipwrecks-of-colombia-mapping-the-tortuga-wreck-site-and-surveying-the-reef/
http://www.texastribune.org/2013/08/13/archaeologists-searching-shipwrecks-colombian-coas/

14)               Dive into underwater tourism, Nipigon mayor says.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/story/2013/08/12/tby-tourism-shipwreck-diving-thunder-bay.html

15)               A Frenchman on the rocks.
http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20130817/ISLAND09/130819779

16)               Swept away by serenity on Outer Banks.
http://www.windsorstar.com/Swept+away+serenity+Outer+Banks/8800140/story.html

17)               Group hopes to pinpoint galleon wrecked off of Oregon coast in 1700s.
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20130816/UPDATE/130816026/Group-hopes-pinpoint-galleon-wrecked-off-Oregon-coast-1700s?nclick_check=1
http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/oregon/article_f91d3bb4-06d6-11e3-a9cb-001a4bcf887a.html

18)              Public input sought on Florida comprehensive historical preservation plan.
http://sarasota.wtsp.com/news/news/435902-public-input-sought-florida-comprehensive-historical-preservation-plan

19)               Red Bay celebrates designation; Basque Festival takes place.
http://www.northernpen.ca/News/Local/2013-08-12/article-3347577/Red-Bay-celebrates-designation-Basque-Festival-takes-place/1

20)              Excavation underway of largest find of Yup’ik artifacts.
http://www.adn.com/2013/08/17/3029698/excavation-underway-of-largest.html#storylink=cpy

Europe:
21)               Jules-Verne 9 ship reconstruction.
http://protis.hypotheses.org/1294

22)              Preserved food found in jars on 2000-year-old shipwreck.
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/356480#ixzz2cIzbCCKo

http://www.inquisitr.com/902502/2000-year-old-roman-shipwreck-could-contain-food/

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/strange/article/323705/82/Roman-shipwreck-may-hold-2000-year-old-food

23)              Early ships and boats
http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/reports/84130/early-ships-and-boats
http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/projects/early-ships-boats

24)              Underwater wrecks are ‘window on our history’.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130816/local/Underwater-wrecks-are-window-on-our-history-.482273

25)              Delaware researchers aid Aegean Sea exploration with underwater robot.
http://www.azorobotics.com/news.aspx?newsID=4483

26)             Crannogs – timber and stone riddles wrapped in water.
http://www.heritagedaily.com/2013/08/crannogs-timber-and-stone-riddles-wrapped-in-water/98753

27)              Ancient ship to set sail again to Egypt.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-ship-to-set-sail-again-to-egypt.aspx?pageID=238&nID=52276&NewsCatID=375

Commercial Salvage:
28)              Investors, why there’s still old-fashioned treasure out there.
http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article41861.html

29)              Hunt for sunken warship bearing £150m of silver gave me insight into dad’s life, says Scot helping search.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/hunt-sunken-warship-bearing-150m-2151580

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Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Deputy Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC)
Department of Archaeology | Flinders University

Special thanks to Chelsea Colwell-Pasch for compiling this week’s news and to Jonathan Benjamin, Jessica Berry, Britt Burton,  Denise Kuijlaars, Susan Langley, Mark Polzer,  Carrie Sowden, Peter & Jill Worsley, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1)               World’s oldest clipper ship transported to Australia.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-23802192

2)              2013 AIMA conference public lecture: Byzantine shipwrecks discovered on the south-western coast of Turkey.
http://www.aima-underwater.org.au/uploads/52708/ufiles/AIMA_Documents/AIMA_Public_Lecture_Flyer1.pdf

3)              Getting shipshape: Assessing shipwreck significance.
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/08/23/getting-shipshape-assessing-shipwreck-significance/

4)              Wild wind and waves reveal historic ship’s grave on Yorke Peninsula beach.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-20/wind-and-waves-uncover-historic-ship27s-graveyard/4900066

5)              Three shipwrecks from 1800s found on Great Barrier Reef.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/news/three-shipwrecks-from-1800s-found-on-great-barrier-reef/story-e6frg8ro-1226700500206

6)              Illegal anchoring and fishing damaging protected historical SA shipwreck.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2013/08/21/3830587.htm

7)              A Viking ship on Sydney Harbour—the mast fish.
http://anmm.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/viking-ship-mast-fish/

8)              Torpedo shot from USS Iowa in 1899 surfaces.
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=76034
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1234-130821-torpedo-howell-dolphins

9)              Possible shipwreck artefact to get CT scan for age.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/2013/08/22/possible-shipwreck-artifact-get-scan-for-age/muKTWXdTWC4uclZGkxXJPM/story.html
http://www.freep.com/article/20130822/NEWS06/308220109/Griffin-shipwreck-X-ray-age

10)           High waters erode artefacts from the Missouri River’s banks.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1226-130819-south-dakota-missouri-river-erosion-artifacts

11)            Fresh catch: two cannon raised from the wreck of Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge.
http://beachcarolina.com/2013/08/20/fresh-catch-two-cannon-raised-from-the-wreck-of-blackbeards-queen-annes-revenge/

12)           Poole wreck: Wooden head raised from seabed heightens 17th-century mystery.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/poole-wreck-wooden-head-raised-from-seabed-heightens-17thcentury-mystery-8775198.html
http://archaeology.org/news/1225-130819-shipwreck-swash-channel-trade
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/archaeology/10249793/The-riddle-of-the-400-year-old-shipwreck.html
http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/discovery/wooden-head-clue-to-wreck-mystery-1.1565365
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-23731189
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/rudder-reclaimed-from-sea-off-england/story-fni0xqll-1226700228349

13)           Drumbeg shipwreck in 3D (NW Scotland).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QU-5zMqBYA&hd=1

14)           World’s oldest clipper ship transported to Australia.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-23802192

15)           Board of Longitude archives opened to the public.
http://www.gislounge.com/longitude-prize-archives-opened-to-the-public/

16)           Vikings not the first to reach the Faroe Islands.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1228-130820-faroe-islands-vikings-migration

17)           Oldest globe to show ‘New World’ discovered.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/23/oldest-globe-new-world-discovered_n_3804922.html?ir=Science

18)           Intact Roman ship, complete with cargo, found off coast of Italy.
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/08/09/Intact-Roman-ship-complete-with-cargo\-found-off-coast-of-Italy/UPI-29381376089380/?spt=hs&or=sn
http://www.livescience.com/38814-ancient-roman-shipwreck.html

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/order-roman-shipwreck-may-hold-clay-jars-2-000-ye\ar-6C10900648

http://www.slate.com/blogs/trending/2013/08/13/roman_shipwreck_discovery_may_be_\2_000_year_old_commerce_vessel.html http://www.newser.com/story/172474/crazy-shipwreck-find-2k-year-old-roman-food.h\tml

19)           Massive fortifications from Iron Age found on Israeli coast.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/massive-fortifications-from-iron-age-found-on-israeli-coast-113082000112_1.html
http://news.yahoo.com/ancient-artificial-harbor-found-israel-160048134.html

http://www.archaeology.org/news/1233-130821-israel-ashdod-yam-harbor-fortification

20)          Sunken Ottoman ship ready to surrender cargo for exhibition.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/sunken-ottoman-ship-ready-to-surrender-cargo-for-exhibition.aspx?pageID=238&nID=52970&NewsCatID=375

21)           Race-against-time excavations to rescue Batman’s archaeological sites from underwater fate.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/race-against-time-excavations-to-rescue-batmans-archaeological-sites-from-underwater-fate.aspx?pageID=238&nID=53167&NewsCatID=375

22)          Old shipwrecks keep showing up along central Vietnam.
http://www.thanhniennews.com/index/pages/20130820-old-shipwrecks-keep-showing-up-down-central-vietnam-waters.aspx

23)          Haitan Strait is Pingtan’s first state-level relic protection site.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/fujian/pingtan/2013-08/20/content_16908643.htm

24)          Vietnamese fishermen find another old shipwreck near central coast [salvage].
http://treasureworks.com/news/treasure/995-vietnamese-fishermen-find-another-old-shipwreck-near-central-coast
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/art-entertainment/82375/another-ancient-shipwreck-discovered-in-quang-ngai.html

25)          Sunken treasures: the world’s most valuable shipwreck discoveries [commercial salvage].
http://www.weather.com/travel/12-amazing-sunken-treasure-discoveries-20130816

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Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Deputy Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC)
Department of Archaeology | Flinders University

Special thanks to Chelsea Colwell-Pasch for compiling this week’s news and to Britt Burton, Celeste Jordan, Susan Langley, Jane Mitchell, Ole Varmer, Andrew Wilkinson, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1)               Australia meeting on the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage.
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/australia_meeting_on_the_unesco_convention_on_the_protection_of_the_underwater_cultural_heritage/back/9597/#.UiLmkxtmim5

2)              Who gets a tan in Alaska?
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/08/19/who-gets-a-tan-in-alaska/

3)              Getting ship shape: Assessing shipwreck significance.
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/08/23/getting-shipshape-assessing-shipwreck-significance/

4)              Shipwrecks offer glimpse of Australia’s past.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/shipwrecks-offer-glimpse-of-australias-past-20130829-2stgz.html

5)              CT scan on possible shipwreck artifact inconclusive.
http://ipr.interlochen.org/ipr-news-features/episode/cat-scan-possible-shipwreck-artifact-inconclusive/2013-08-30

6)              Second call for sessions/papers: 2014 Hawaii Underwater Cultural Heritage Conference
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/apia/about-this-office/single-view/news/second_call_for_sessionspapers_2014_underwater_cultural_heritage_conference-2/#.Uh3s2htmim4

7)              NOAA confirms wreck is lost 19th century U.S. Coast Survey steamer.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2013/20130827_robertwalker.html

http://www.archaeology.org/news/1252-130828-new-jersey-robert-j-walker-shipwreck

http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Wreck-of-PreCivil-War-Steamship-Identified-Off-New-Jersey-Coast-2013-08-27/

http://www.marinelink.com/news/identifed-subsea-wreck358067.aspx

8)              Researchers retrieve shipwreck’s treasures.
http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/news/article_4d8cded4-0ff6-11e3-a9bf-0019bb2963f4.html

http://beachcarolina.com/2013/08/28/treasures-from-blackbeards-queen-annes-revenge-to-visit-historic-edenton-sept-6-to-oct-19/

9)              ONLY ON 3: Fishing trip may have turned into shipwreck discovery.
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2013/08/29/only-3-fishing-trip-may-have-turned-into-shipwreck-discovery

10)           18th century British shipwreck protected by National Park Service At Biscayne National Park.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2013/08/18th-century-british-shipwreck-protected-national-park-service-biscayne-national-park23826

11)            Researchers track down ship that fired old torpedo made in Providence.
http://www.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/content/20130828-researchers-track-down-ship-that-fired-old-torpedo-made-in-providence.ece

12)           Bolivia’s shell middens are 10,000 years old.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1257-130829-bolivia-amazon-forest-islands-shell-middens

13)           Is this La Salle’s ship, Le Griffon?
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1253-130828-lake-michigan-la-salle-le-griffon

14)           Cultural exchange at major Canadian site.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1250-130828-canada-first-nations-the-florks

15)           Pre-contact village yields Yup’ik treasures.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1245-130826-alaska-village-yup-ik-precontact

16)           Stone tools unearthed in Quebec.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1243-130826-canada-quebec-stone-tools

17)           Work completed on historic sunken Yenikapı ships in Istanbul.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/work-completed-on-historic-sunken-yenikapi-ships-.aspx?PageID=238&NID=53181&NewsCatID=375

http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/culture/2013/08/26/Archaeology-ancient-shipwrecks-found-off-Turkish-coast_9200476.html

18)           Oracle center in Aegean province of Izmir to receive its delayed cargo.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/Default.aspx?pageID=238&nid=53319

19)           Mystery of 17th century Donegal shipwreck.
http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/donegal-news/mystery-of-17th-century-donegal-shipwreck-1-5436483

http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/donegal-news/archeologists-still-seek-answers-1-5425727

20)          Robot assists with deep-sea archaeology.
http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/59266/Robot-assists-with-deep-sea-archaeology.html

21)           Shipwreck relics on display in Beijing.
http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20130827/101995.shtml

22)          Sunken ships in Google Earth.
http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2013/08/sunken-ships-google-earth.html

__________________________________________

Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Deputy Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC)
Department of Archaeology | Flinders University

Special thanks to Chelsea Colwell-Pasch for compiling this week’s news and to Britt Burton, Celeste Jordan, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1)               World’s oldest clipper, City of Adelaide, leaves Irvine shipyard [and is on its way to Adelaide!].
http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/heritage/world-s-oldest-clipper-leaves-irvine-shipyard-1-3080626

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/west-beaches/historic-clipper-ship-the-city-of-adelaide-moved-for-first-time-in-20-years-ahead-of-trip-to-port-adelaide/story-fni9llx9-1226713310608

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/city-of-adelaide-is-set-for-trip-to-berth-in-australia-135609n.22066355

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/city-of-adelaide-returns-to-sea-1-6025475

2)              Let’s get Geophysical! Non-invasive underwater archaeological survey methods.
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/08/30/lets-get-geophysical-non-invasive-underwater-archaeological-survey-methods/

3)              Fire and ice.
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/08/30/fire-and-ice/

4)              Marking history: Shipwreck exposed at Wrightsville Beach.
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2013/09/04/marking-history-shipwreck-exposed-wrightsville-beach

5)              Is Cape Coral wreck sunken treasure, or merely a barge?
http://www.news-press.com/article/20130903/NEWS0101/309030012/Is-Cape-Coral-wreck-sunken-treasure-merely-barge-?nclick_check=1

6)              Texas State professor studies history at the bottom of the sea.
http://www.menafn.com/fc755292-4b70-403b-b1bd-6238a0342614/Texas-State-professor-studies-history-at-the-bottom-of-the-sea?src=main

7)              High-tech research sheds new light on ancient shipwrecks.
http://capeandislands.org/post/high-tech-research-sheds-new-light-ancient-shipwrecks

8)              Court sinks plan to raise old schooner off Dunkirk shore.
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/chautauqua-county/court-sinks-plan-to-raise-old-schooner-off-dunkirk-shore-20130906

9)              Porter Co. shipwreck site poised to be state’s first underwater preserve.
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/duneland/chesterton/porter-co-shipwreck-site-poised-to-be-state-s-first/article_da70f7f6-0f2b-59a8-a98c-1182068b8754.html

10)           News from The Ships Project.
https://www.facebook.com/TheShipsProject

11)            English archaeologists vs. metal detector hobbyists.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1276-130906-england-metal-detectors-hobbyists

12)           Iron age “Loch Village” found in Scotland.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1258-130830-scotland-loch-village-iron-age

13)           800-year-old antiques in shipwreck in Quang Nam [treasure hunting by fishermen?].
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/art-entertainment/83452/800-year-old-antiques-in-shipwreck-in-quang-nam.html

14)           Dive signals more treasure at pirate shipwreck.
http://www.9news.com/news/sidetracks/354085/337/Dive-signals-more-treasure-at-pirate-shipwreck

15)           Going for gold: treasure-hunting Florida family find $300,000 in Spanish shipwreck cargo [commercial salvage].
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/504344/20130906/treasure-hunting-florida-family-discover-300-000.htm

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013/09/04/11/53/us-family-finds-300k-in-shipwreck-gold

http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/5997/20130904/family-finds-gold-florida-shipwreck-300000-treasure.htm

__________________________________________

Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Deputy Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC)
Department of Archaeology | Flinders University