Special thanks to Chelsea Colwell-Pasch for compiling this week’s news and to Alex Berry, Ole Varmer, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1)   Sri Lanka archaeology claims finding Sinhala Prakrit in Delft.
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=36646

2)  Underwater survey in Tamil Nadu to verify Ptolemy’s account.
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130914/news-current-affairs/article/underwater-survey-tn-verify-ptolemy%E2%80%99s-account

3)  The shell beads that reveal early modern humans arrived in the Middle East some 42,000 years ago.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2418476/The-shell-beads-reveal-early-modern-humans-arrived-Middle-East-42-000-years-ago.html
http://www.heritagedaily.com/2013/09/dating-of-beads-sets-new-timeline-for-early-humans/98979

4) Archaeologists recover ancient boat near Great Pyramid in Egypt.
http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/09012013/article/archaeologists-recover-ancient-boat-near-great-pyramid-in-egypt

5) Ancient rivers cut migration routes through Sahara
http://www.nature.com/news/ancient-rivers-cut-migration-routes-through-sahara-1.13729
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1294-130912-sahara-desert-migration-rivers

6) Vikings really just a bunch of Norse guys.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/vikings-really-just-a-bunch-of-norse-guys-20130914-2trei.html#ixzz2exOBCaAX

7) Launch of maritime security handbook: coping with piracy by the Nautical Institute.
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Launch-of-Maritime-Security-Handbook-Coping-with-Piracy-by-The-Nautical-Institute-2013-09-11/

8) Second circuit holds that New York Owns title to shipwreck.
http://pospislaw.com/2013/09/06/second-circuit-holds-that-new-york-owns-title-to-shipwreck/
http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/5417cd4a-e566-4f65-9a71-969ccd33604f/2/doc/11-1644_opn.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/5417cd4a-e566-4f65-9a71-969ccd33604f/2/hilite/

9)  Offshore ceremony honours crew of the Wexford shipwreck.
http://www.huronnewsnow.ca/2013/09/09/13631/

10) Waterfront work halted after midden discovery.
http://www.vicnews.com/neighbourhoods/sidney/223552391.html

11)  Dry spell reveals ancient fortifications.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1282-130910-bulgaria-ticha-fortification

12)  Modern humans arrived in Europe and the Middle East at the same time, study suggests.
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/3971/20130913/modern-humans-arrived-europe-middle-east-same-time-study-suggest.htm

13)  Search for long-lost World War II dead heats up in Italy.
http://www.history.com/news/search-for-long-lost-world-war-ii-dead-heats-up-in-italy
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/usa/wwii-vets-hope-lake-in-italy-yields-gis-remains-1.1228999

14)  Shifting sands expose more of Shields shipwreck.
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/cookson-country/shifting-sands-expose-more-of-shields-shipwreck-1-6033590

15) WWII shipwrecks stripped.
http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/09/14/wwii-shipwrecks-stripped/

16) Plymouth divers research shipwreck database.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-24077615

17) New discoveries from the Whydah shipwreck.
http://capeandislands.org/post/new-discoveries-whydah-shipwreck

18)  Dive signals more treasure at U.S. pirate shipwreck.
http://www.sci-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=0220026ME1PA

19) Divers find unexpected treasures among coins in shipwreck off Dominican Republic [commercial salvage].
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1465355#ixzz2exLgOhVF

__________________________________________

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 George Bass, Britt Burton, Valerie J. Grussing, Denise Kuijlaars, Adam Paterson, Mark Polzer, Andrew Wilkinson and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1) The Duke of Edinburgh and the world’s oldest clipper ship.
http://audioboo.fm/boos/1591112-the-duke-of-edinburgh-and-the-world-s-oldest-clipper-ship

2) Queensland at forefront of innovative mapping technology.
http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/exciting-new-mapping-technology/2022519/

3)  Florida boy, 7, finds ancient canoe while scuba diving.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/21/florida-boy-7-finds-ancient-canoe-while-scuba-diving/?intcmp=latestnews

4) Bahrain: Bid to protect underwater heritage.
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=361139
http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/579583

5) Call to conserve Bagan temples in Myanmar.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1303-130917-myanmar-bagan-pagodas-conservation

6) Artifacts Stolen From Indonesia’s National Museum.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1300-130916-indonesia-museum-artifact-theft
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/09/14/artifact-theft-exposes-weak-security-system-museums.html

7) Ancient India’s southern ports.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1299-130916-india-coast-ports-ptolemy

8) Undersea office upgraded [Sri Lanka].
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Undersea-office-upgraded-30215233.html

9) More antiques discovered in Vietnamese shipwrecks.
http://blog.christiandaviesantiques.co.uk/more-antiques-discovered-in-vietnamese-shipwrecks-3707.html

10) Vote for Pennsylvania’s most endangered artefact.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1313-130919-pennsylvania-artifact-vote

11) America’s first ship is reimagined, recreated.
http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Americas-first-ship-is-reimagined-recreated/15572?utm_source=The+Working+Waterfront+E-Weekly+-+Sept.+18%2c+2013&utm_campaign=E-Weekly&utm_medium=email

12) First magnetometer eexpedition over wrecks of USS Scourge (Lord Nelson) and USS Hamilton.
http://www.heritagedaily.com/2013/09/first-magnetometer-e%e2%80%8bxpedition-over-wreck%e2%80%8bs-of-uss-scourge-lo%e2%80%8brd-nelson-and-uss-h%e2%80%8bamilton/99005

13) 1890 shipwreck of Canadian schooner found in Lake Ontario.
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/1890-shipwreck-of-canadian-schooner-found-in-lake-ontario-1.1461727#ixzz2fPZ9NHn9
http://www.570news.com/2013/09/19/u-s-explorers-1890-shipwreck-of-canadian-schooner-found-in-lake-ontario/

14) Indiana panel approves Lake Michigan shipwreck site as state’s 1st underwater preserve.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d7c2d952eb24489e95632850a6920e64/IN–Underwater-Preserve

15) Final funds secured for Nikolai shipwreck memorial on West End.
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130915/news/309159988/final-funds-secured-for-nikolai-shipwreck-memorial-on-west-end

16) Neanderthals may have feasted on fish.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1306-130917-neanderthal-diet-fish

17) Researchers build ‘Google Earth’ project for the ancient world.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/18/researchers-build-google-earth-project-for-the-ancient-world

18) The writer who built the world’s first engine-powered submarine.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Writer-Who-Built-the-Worlds-First-Engine-Powered-Submarine–224148171.html#ixzz2fPT9Swzo

19) City’s archaeological experts steer the right course for rudder’s restoration.
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/general-news/city-s-archaeological-experts-steer-the-right-course-for-rudder-s-restoration-1-6058515

20) 2,000-Year-Old Town Discovered by the Sea of Galilee.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1298-130916-israel-sea-of-galilee-boat-town
http://www.ibtimes.com/town-dalmanutha-archaeologist-possibly-discover-bible-town-mentioned-gospel-mark-1407394
http://www.livescience.com/39661-biblical-era-town-discovered-sea-of-galilee.html

21) Early modern humans arrived in near east 42,000 years ago.
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/science-early-modern-humans-near-east-01384.html

22) Explorations adds exhibit of Bible-era artefacts.
http://www.times-herald.com/religion/20130914explorations-exhibit

23) Study confirms ancient river systems in Sahara 100,000 years ago.
http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/09012013/article/study-confirms-ancient-river-systems-in-sahara-100-000-years-ago

24) Archaeologists recover ancient boat near Great Pyramid in Egypt.
http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/09012013/article/archaeologists-recover-ancient-boat-near-great-pyramid-in-egypt

25) The National Geographic Channel, The Travel Channel, Spike TV: stop airing their “Digger” programs.
http://www.change.org/petitions/the-national-geographic-channel-the-travel-channel-spike-tv-stop-airing-their-digger-programs-3?share_id=OpcwrcanXR&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition

26) Talk like a pirate day: shipwrecks, booty, and linguistics.
http://blog.fora.tv/2013/09/talk-like-a-pirate-day-shipwrecks-booty-and-linguistics/#A7K3qCjrTxWCYm2t.99

27) Replica Spanish solid silver paddle on show a century on.
http://www.theleader.info/article/40669/spain/national/replica-spanish-solid-silver-paddle-on-show-a-century-on/

28) At 114,000 tons, the Costa Concordia is history’s biggest salvage job.
http://world.time.com/2013/09/16/at-114000-tons-the-costa-concordia-is-historys-biggest-salvage-job/#ixzz2fPZcv1ro

29) Gold, guns take centre stage at Higgenbotham auction [Commercial salvage].
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/9/prweb11111162.htm

30) Odyssey marine exploration appoints Philip S. Devine as chief financial officer [Commercial salvage].
http://www.menafn.com/d617545b-9bb9-42bd-9402-1f762f990dd5/Odyssey-Marine-Exploration-Appoints-Philip-S-Devine-as-Chief-Financial-Officer?src=main

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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 Jamie Davies, Susan Langley, Sunny Ngirmang, Ulrica Söderlind, Andrew Wilkinson and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1)     AIMA Conference: Towards ratification – Australia’s underwater cultural heritage.
http://www.aima-underwater.org.au/conference-2013/

2)    Marine archaeologists visit Gladstone to help protect wreck.
http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/historic-ship-lives-on-as-breakwater/2032739/

3)    Shipwreck significance: past, present and future.
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/09/24/shipwreck-significance-past-present-and-future/

4)    Dugout canoe discovered in Florida.
http://archaeology.org/news/1316-130920-florida-ocala-dugout-canoe
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/21/florida-boy-7-finds-ancient-canoe-while-scuba-diving/
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013130929966
http://mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/9/20/boy_finds_native_ame/?cid=rss
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/state-news-briefs-boy-finds-ancient-canoe-while-sc/nZ3hy/

5)    Beachcomber finds oldest message in a bottle … but won’t open it?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/23/oldest-message-in-a-bottle-steve-thurber_n_3977197.html?utm_hp_ref=world

6)    South end shipwrecks.
http://www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com/article.asp?aid=959&iid=120&sud=27

7)    Archaeological mystery on the shore of James Bay.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/08/26/archeological_mystery_on_the_shore_of_james_bay.html

8)    Largest historical D-Day mapping expedition completed.
http://www.marinelink.com/news/historical-expedition359199.aspx

9)    Maritime history: Red Star Line steamers take huddled masses to America.
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Maritime-History-Red-Star-Line-Steamers-Take-Huddled-Masses-to-America-2013-09-26/

10) NAS conference.
http://www.divernet.com/home_diving_news/2093905/nas_conference.html

11)  Monmouth’s Bronze Age boat builders.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1335-130927-wales-monmouth-bronze-age-boats
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-24271564

12) Crete’s Long-Lived City of Eleutherna.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1327-130925-crete-eleutherna-excavation

13) Flag Fen Bronze Age boats older than was first thought.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-23974518

14) Easter Island diet consisted of rats but not seafood, new study shows.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/28/easter-island-diet-rats-seafood_n_3997363.html?ir=Science
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1329-130926-easter-island-diet-rats

15) Palau underwater archaeology training.
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/culture-events/?tx_browser_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=26835&cHash=a075b9a833

16) Yellow brick road to lead divers to shipwrecked pirate treasure.
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Yellow-Brick-Road-to-Lead-Divers-to-Pirate-Shipwrecked-
Treasure-2013-09-25/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2432319/Whydah-Gally-Is-pirate-treasure-lost-300-years-ago-shipwreck-the-sea.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-shipwreck-treasures-20130925,0,1427022.photogallery
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/09/25/pirate-treasure-found-from-1717-shipwreck.html

17) Odyssey Marine Exploration receives court issued order on Black Swan legal fees.
http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/09/26/576264/10050200/en/Odyssey-Marine-Exploration-Receives-Court-Issued-Order-on-Black-Swan-Legal-Fees.html

18) Sunken treasure potentially worth billions now within grasp of tech-savvy undersea explorers.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sunken-treasure-potentially-worth-billions-now-within-grasp-of-tech-savvy-undersea-explorers-225328171.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, Jose Luis Casaban, David Cowan, Susan Langley, Rachel Quick, Ulrica Söderlind, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1)  Protector update
http://maritime.historysa.com.au/content/protector

2)   102-year-old ship became a floating forest
http://memolition.com/2013/07/07/102-year-old-ship-became-a-floating-forest-6-pictures/

3)  Archaeologists find signs of war of 1812 shipwreck
http://articles.courant.com/2013-09-30/news/hc-essex-shipwreck-0929-20130928_1_jerry-roberts-essex-raid-connecticut-river-museum

4)   Fort’s timbers brought back to NY for display
http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/10/05/news/doc524fc7f636be7061925588.txt
http://www.timesargus.com/article/20131005/NEWS03/710059889
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Old-fort-s-timbers-brought-back-for-display-4870394.php

5)  Cave divers attempt to explore dangerous blue hole
http://www.weather.com/sports-rec/santa-rosa-blue-hole-remains-unexplored-cave-divers-photos-20131002

6)   Dig that radio
http://www.splashpensacolabeach.com/news/2013-10-01/Fun_Feed/Dig_That_Radio.html

7)   Lake Superior shipwreck find Scotiadoc is Great Lakes’ deepest
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_24251914/lake-superior-shipwreck-find-scotiadoc-is-great-lakes
http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/414319/group/homepage/

8)   Feds’ proposal for Great Lakes shipwreck sanctuary could inadvertently block commercial shipping
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2013/10/feds_proposal_for_great_lakes.html

9)  Shipwreck site dedicated as state’s first underwater preserve
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/duneland/chesterton/shipwreck-site-dedicated-as-state-s-first-underwater-preserve/article_def0577b-51ee-5b70-b933-0954bca25692.html

10)  Dunes shipwreck named nature preserve
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/porter/22847591-418/dunes-shipwreck-named-nature-preserve.html

11)   Erosion threatens Canada’s coastal sites
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1371-131007-canada-newfoundland-coast-erosion

12)    Iñupiat sod house excavated in Alaska
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1370-131007-alaska-inupiat-midden

13)     Historic tugboat sinks, spills fuel
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Historic-Tugboat-Sinks-Spills-Fuel-2013-10-03/

14)   Shipwreck offers unique opportunity for study
http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/shipwreck-offers-unique-opportunity-for-study-1-6119465

15)  The last flying pencil
http://www.archaeology.org/issues/103-1309/trenches/1155-english-channel-luftwaffe-dornier-recovered

16)  How to conserve three 16th century bronze breech blocks in plain English!
http://nauticalarch.org/blogs/finisterre/2013/10/04/how-to-conserve-three-16th-century-bronze-breech-blocks-in-plain-english/

17)  NAS 2013 Annual Conference – 2nd November 2013
http://www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/content/nas-2013-annual-conference-%E2%80%93-2nd-november-2013

18)  World’s oldest boatyard where prehistoric man built huge canoes 4,000 years ago discovered under area earmarked for new housing estate
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2441321/Monmouth-Worlds-oldest-boatyard-discovered-area-earmarked-housing-estate.html#ixzz2h6TFukLJ

19)    Robotic snakes slither their way into ancient archaeology
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2013/09/30/robotic-snakes-sliver-their-way-into-ancient-archaeology/

20)  Ottoman-era cistern discovered in Istanbul
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1362-131003-istanbul-nuruosmaniye-cistern

21)           Spain nets $1 million in fees in sunken treasure case
http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/09/30/61613.htm

22)          Odyssey Marine Exploration official judgment of 25 September 2013 |http://legaltimes.typepad.com/files/odyssey.pdf

23)          Silver bullion from sunken WWII ship makes it to the Mint at last
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/sep/29/silver-bullion-sunken-wwii-ship-royal-mint
http://www.coinweek.com/treasure-2/impressive-silver-ingots-recovered-torpedoed-wwii-freighter-gairsoppa-now-available-monaco/

24)          Shipwreck treasure-recovery efforts could resume in 2014
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/10/05/shipwreck-treasure-recovery-efforts-could-resume-in-2014.html

25)          Court ruling allows lawsuit involving Ohio treasure hunter who found shipwreck to proceed
http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/0468fccdc5c0426bb1ef44daf6564f35/OH–Treasure-Dispute/#.UlOMtIZmim4

__________________________________________

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, Jose Luis Casaban, Susan Langley, Jane Mitchell, Josh Russ, Ulrica Söderlind, Andrew Wilkinson and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1) Deep-water technology: the future of maritime archaeology
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/10/09/deep-water-technology-the-future-of-maritime-archaeology/

2) Significance of the torpedo boat: HMVS Lonsdale.
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/09/30/significance-of-the-torpedo-boat-hmvs-lonsdale/

3) Diving into a dream job at sea.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/diving-into-a-dream-job-at-sea-20131008-2v6if.html

4) Northumberland shipwreck search finds forgotten cannon.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-24466229

5) Scottish AUV maker acquired by U.S. firm.
http://www.sparpointgroup.com/News/Vol11No42Scottish-AUV-maker-acquired-by-U-S–firm/

6) Mystic seaport to hold mast stepping ceremony for the Charles W. Morgan.
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Mystic-Seaport-To-Hold-Mast-Stepping-Ceremony-For-The-Charles-W-Morgan-2013-10-10/

7) Archaeologists discover Inca gold artifacts at Lake Titicaca.
http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-archaeologists-discover-inca-gold-artifacts-at-lake-titicaca-101109
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1378-131009-bolivia-lake-titicaca-artifacts

8) ‘Deepest’ Great Lakes shipwreck found near Thunder Bay.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/deepest-great-lakes-shipwreck-found-near-thunder-bay-1.1928781

9) HMS Invincible wreck ‘at risk’ English Heritage site.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-24463265

10) Greeks were seafood lovers since the prehistoric era.
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2013/10/10/greeks-were-seafood-lovers-since-the-prehistoric-era/

11) Archaeology experts solve 200 year old mystery of Roman statue.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008112432.htm

12) Archaeologists unearth Sweden’s own Pompeii: hundreds died in ‘brutal massacre’ at island fort 1,500 years ago.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2445652/Archaeologists-unearth-Swedish-Pompeii-Hundreds-died-brutal-massacre-island-fort.html#ixzz2hZQeewJV

13) Morgawr.
https://vimeo.com/76346352

14) World’s oldest boatyard where prehistoric man built huge canoes 4,000 years ago discovered under area earmarked for new housing estate.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2441321/Monmouth-Worlds-oldest-boatyard-discovered-area-earmarked-housing-estate.html#ixzz2geQSG2Kg

15) Discover interview: deep underwater, George Bass has seen pieces of the past.
http://discovermagazine.com/2012/jun/07-interview-deep-underwater-george-bass-pieces-past#.UlocolBmim6

16) Fool’s gold: Sixth Circuit wades into shipwreck case.
http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2931e71b-9fe0-42aa-beed-b1efafde4806

17) Emerging technologies give modern treasure hunters new depths to explore.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/emerging-technologies-give-modern-treasure-hunters-new-depths-to-explore-227419641.html

18) Knoxville man turns shipwrecks into furniture.
http://www.wate.com/story/23669046/knoxville-man-turns-shipwrecks-into-furniture

19) Seafarer receives two-year extension of DEP permit.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/seafarer-receives-two-year-extension-of-dep-permit-227216071.html

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

Special thanks to Chelsea Colwell-Pasch for compiling this week’s news and to Jonathan Benjamin, Alex Berry, Britt Burton, Brad Duncan, Denise Kuijlaars, Celeste Jordan, Susan Langley, Ian Oxley, Shirley Strachan, Peta Straiton, Ulrica Söderlind,  Andrew Wilkinson and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1)    Trash to treasure: methods of preserving maritime archaeological artifacts.
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/10/14/trash-to-treasure-methods-of-preserving-maritime-archaeological-artefacts/

2)   Underwater site photography methods.
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/10/18/underwater-site-photography-methods/

3)   Australia meets on the 2001 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/australia_meets_on_the_2001_convention_on_the_protection_of_the_underwater_cultural_heritage/#.UmNGyflmim4

4)              Antarctic: where ‘zombies’ thrive and shipwrecks are preserved.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23682521

5)              Sonar images show HMAS Australia still intact in watery grave.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/sonar-images-show-hmas-australia-still-intact-in-watery-grave-20131011-2vdkc.html#ixzz2iE8rt25P

6)              Mysterious ancient human crossed Wallace’s Line.
http://www.heritagedaily.com/2013/10/mysterious-ancient-human-crossed-wallaces-line/99233

7)              Duke amused by ancient ship ritual.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/19459237/duke-amused-by-ancient-ship-ritual/

8)              How did Kilwa coins get to Australia?
http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&ArticleId=27313

9)              Human remains discovered at Pilot Bay, New Zealand.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1431-131017-new-zealand-pilot-bay-bones

10)           International interest in old anchor.
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/277624/international-interest-old-anchor

11)            Diver remembers American dead in war between Britain and the USA 200 years ago.
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/October/15/131015-Diver-remembers

12)           Marine Industry & Submerged Prehistoric Archaeology: Sharing data, developing understanding and delivering best practice.
http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/system/files/SPLASHCO-MarineIndustryGuide.pdf

13)           Wessex Archaeology (UK) recaps their involvement in SPLASHCOS (2009–2013).
http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/blogs/news/2013/10/11/splashcos-ends2013

14)           Rogue divers visit shipwreck sites.
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4163462-rogue-divers-visit-shipwreck-sites/#.UmEVRn67Tls.facebook

15)           Hidden shipwreck discovered at Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/topstories/article/332364/483/Hidden-shipwreck-discovered-at-Ponte-Vedra-Beach
http://news.wjct.org/post/researchers-discover-century-old-shipwreck-ponte-vedra-beach
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=2753495100001&odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cfeatured

16)           Lake Michigan shipwreck now an Indiana nature preserve.
http://www.nwitimes.com/niche/shore/environment/lake-michigan-shipwreck-now-an-indiana-nature-preserve/article_d2126eb3-b441-554f-a5b4-9bea03a7dddc.html

17)           Custom House exhibit chronicles the discovery, ID of shipwreck.
http://www.theday.com/article/20131015/NWS01/310159941/1019&town=

18)           ‘Great Storm of 1913′ 100th anniversary to highlight shipwreck event.
http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf/2013/10/annual_shipwrecks_and_technolo.html

19)           100-year-old shipwrecked booze on block.
http://www.windsorstar.com/year+shipwrecked+booze+block/9056006/story.html

20)          Bones of city’s shrimping heritage exposed.
http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2013-10-19/bones-our-shrimping-heritage-exposed#.UmNPLPlmim4

21)           Follow the journey of the Dutch slave trade vessel Eenigheid (1761-1763).
http://eenigheid.slavenhandelmcc.nl/?lang=en

22)          British navy looking to preserve Illustrious legacy.
http://www.marinelink.com/news/illustrious-preserve359836.aspx

23)          Wartime Orkney marine wrecks to be surveyed.
http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/heritage/wartime-orkney-marine-wrecks-to-be-surveyed-1-3148556

24)          Collection of cannon found off the coast of England.
http://archaeology.org/news/1419-131015-england-underwater-cannon
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-24466229

25)          Shifting sands of Ainsdale beach reveal mystery shipwreck.
http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/southport-news/southport-southport-news/2013/10/15/shifting-sands-of-ainsdale-beach-reveal-mystery-shipwreck-101022-33946467/
http://www.champnews.com/newsstory.aspx?story=3044122

26)          Depth charge is detonated.
http://www.thisisguernsey.com/news/2013/10/18/depth-charge-is-detonated/

27)           Mystery anchor could become tourist attraction on St Mary’s.
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Mystery-anchor-tourist-attraction-St-Mary-s/story-19947808-detail/story.html#ixzz2iEM8DOH6

28)          Artifacts recovered from Tel Dor’s two harbors.
http://archaeology.org/news/1418-131015-israel-tel-dor-underwater
http://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-1.552167

29)          An underwater museum planned in Turkey’s southern city.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/an-underwater-museum-planned-in-turkeys-southern-city-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=56326&NewsCatID=375

30)          Shipwreck found by sharp-eyed sailor.
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/10736486.Shipwreck_found_by_sharp_eyed_sailor/

31)           Conor Kennedy dives for Whydah pirate treasure.
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20131018/LIFE/310180303

32)          The silver shipwreck: $38 million on the ocean floor.
http://www.kgw.com/marketplace/GoldCoins/The-Silver-Shipwreck-38-Million-on-the-Ocean-Floor-227702141.html

33)          Violin that played as Titanic sank sells for $1.5 million.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/odd/a/19468959/violin-that-played-as-titanic-sank-sells-for-1-5-million/
http://kdvr.com/2013/10/19/violin-played-as-titanic-sank-sells-for-1-7-million/

34)          Salvager lied about gold inventory, motion says.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/10/17/gold-ship-motion.html

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

__________________________________________

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 Peter Bell, Nicolas Bigourdan, David Cowen, Susan Langley, Jen McKinnon, Jane Mitchell, Mark Polzer, Bob Sheppard, Shirley Strachan, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1)  Romance, scandal and maritime archaeology in Victoria.
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/10/20/romance-scandal-and-maritime-archaeology-in-victoria/

2)   Before the mast… before the boom
http://anmm.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/before-the-mast-before-the-boom/

3) The Late Bronze Age shipwreck off the islet of Modi (Poros) [Greece]
http://www.emmaf.org/index.php?mm=5&art_id=99

4)   Shark charmers and the pearl trade
http://middlesavagery.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/shark-charmers-and-the-pearl-trade/

5)  The glory of the high seas [Thailand]
http://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/travel-feature/376096/the-glory-of-the-high-seas

6)  New project aims to reveal archeology around Black Sea
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/new-project-aims-to-reveal-the-archeology-around-black-sea.aspx?pageID=238&nID=56511&NewsCatID=375

7)   Underwater surveys at Scapa Flow could lead to Historic Marine Protected Area [Scotland]
http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/world-war-two/art457038

8)  Iconic admiralty boat The Sanu dismantled in the Gannel, Newquay [UK]
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Iconic-admiralty-boat-Sanu-dismantled-Gannel/story-19969827-detail/story.html#ixzz2iufSOanO

9)  Decades-old shipwreck mystery solved [Canada]
http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=39846&popular=1

http://www.thegeorgian.ca/News/Local/2013-10-21/article-3434781/New-answers-about-sunken-ships/1

10)  Port Hope shipwreck designated a historic site [Canada]
http://www.northumberlandnews.com/news-story/4174895-port-hope-shipwreck-designated-a-historic-site/

11)  Explorers find shipwreck of Canadian steamer that sank in Lake Ontario in 1916 [Canada]
http://home.mytelus.com/p/news/source/news_cp/category/world/article/25730332#.UnENpoerH0s.email

12)  American researchers visit Purton Hulks [USA]
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/American-researchers-visit-Purton-Hulks/story-19965821-detail/story.html#axzz2iufqyBYC

13)  U.S. Navy’s first super carrier sold for a penny
http://www.marinelink.com/news/supercarrier-first-navys360157.aspx

14)  Shipwreck found sunken in Florida’s sand
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/blogs/gone-viral/os-shipwreck-found-florida-10222013,0,4448399.post

15)  Diving into the past [Thailand]
http://www.bangkokpost.com/lifestyle/interview/376098/diving-into-the-past

16)  Blackbeard’s cannons among pirate booty raised by US archaeologists on treasure hunt
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-31/pirate-blackbeard-booty-archeologists-queen-anne-revenge/5059478
http://www.marinelink.com/news/blackbeards-cannons360356.aspx
http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/june-2013/article/big-catch-of-big-cannons-at-blackbeard-shipwreck-site

17)    3D technology enhances seabed exploration
http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/marine-civils/diving-and-underwater-services/3d-technology-enhances-seabed-exploration

18)    Incredible collection of photographs charting more than a century of Cornish shipwrecks taken by members of the same family could fetch £150,000 at auction [commercial salvage]
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2470146/Gibson-familys-photos-chart-century-Cornish-shipwrecks.html#ixzz2iubgbiFB
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/26/shipwreck-photos_n_4159543.html
http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/fpfalmouth/10761574.Ghostly_Isles_of_Scilly_shipwreck_photographs_to_go_under_the_hammer_at_Sotheby_s__PICTURES/

19)  Shipwrecked booze to go on auction [commercial salvage]
http://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2013/10/shipwrecked-booze-to-go-on-auction/

20)   Odyssey’s Gairsoppa silver monetization strategy results in $5.3 Million in incremental value [commercial salvage]
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/odysseys-gairsoppa-silver-monetization-strategy-130000489.html

21)  In too deep: warship wreck ‘bounty hunter’ under scrutiny from Britain’s marine watchdog [commercial salvage]
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/in-too-deep-warship-wreck-bounty-hunter-under-scrutiny-from-britains-marine-watchdog-8906374.html

__________________________________________

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

Special thanks to Chelsea Colwell-Pasch for compiling this week’s news and to Attha Atthasit, Jessica Berry, Jose Luis Casaban, David Cowan, Susan Langley, Martijn Manders, Ulrica Söderlind, Andrew Wilkinson, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1)   City of Adelaide clipper ship could be moved to the Port Adelaide waterfront if Liberal Party elected
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/west-beaches/city-of-adelaide-clipper-ship-could-be-moved-to-the-port-adelaide-waterfront-if-liberal-party-elected/story-fni9llx9-1226745954313?sv=74a9af9fcb91109e20228ff3fc1c80c4

2)   History SA calls for free entry to SA Maritime Museum to boost visitor numbers
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/west-beaches/history-sa-calls-for-free-entry-to-sa-maritime-museum-to-boost-visitor-numbers/story-fni9llx9-1226748437045?sv=eced3f83c05887e6a2f226d0ee75b43e

3) Prehistoric artifacts discovered at Lake George [USA]
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1475-131031-new-york-lake-george-prehistory

4)  The National Geographic Channel, The Travel Channel, Spike TV: Stop airing their “Digger” programs petition
http://www.change.org/petitions/the-national-geographic-channel-the-travel-channel-spike-tv-stop-airing-their-digger-programs-3?share_id=PzeKtXrDJF&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition

5)  Dutch maritime programe E-magazine
http://www.maritiemprogramma.nl/magazine/eng/magazine_00_eng.htm

6)  UB grad students in Caribbean/Latino studies find program a hands-on experience
http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2013/11/002.html

7)  Local shipwreck enthusiast makes a significant find
http://wxxinews.org/post/local-shipwreck-enthusiast-makes-significant-find
http://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/101606/Explorers-find-1916-shipwreck
http://www.windsorstar.com/Canadian+shipwreck+found+Lake+Ontario/9106195/story.html

8) Google SEA view: explore the Mary Celeste paddle steamer wreck without getting wet using search giant’s Street View
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2478266/Google-SEA-view-Explore-Mary-Celeste-paddle-steamer-wreck-using-search-giants-Street-View.html
http://bernews.com/2013/10/google-adds-underwater-shipwreck-imagery/

9) Thunder Bay divers locate historic Lake Superior shipwreck
http://www.netnewsledger.com/2013/10/28/thunder-bay-divers-locate-historic-lake-superior-shipwreck/#sthash.U45vgdDU.dpuf
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunder-bay-divers-discover-historic-wreck-1.2254704

10) Shipwreck in the Bermuda Triangle sets spooky stage for underwater thrills this Halloween
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11278232.htm

11)  Unearthing the scary stories locked beneath the waters of Lake Michigan
http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local/229956581.html

12)  Boarding pass Titanic: the artifact exhibition
http://www.palmbeachillustrated.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.details&ArticleId=3383

13) Long lost trunk of woman who survived the Titanic and another shipwreck turns up on eBay… 99 years later
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2483689/Long-lost-trunk-belonging-woman-survived-Titanic-maritime-disaster-discovered-eBay.html

14) The enchanting sea monsters on medieval maps
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2013/10/the-enchanting-sea-monsters-on-medieval-maps/

15) Rome’s aqueducts mapped with high-tech tools
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1467-131029-rome-aqueducts-mapping

http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Hi-tech-explorers-map-Romes-ancient-aqueduct-20131029

16)  Hurrian civilization spread to Europe
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1476-131031-turkey-hurrians-istanbul-europe
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/unearthed-hittite-artifacts-in-istanbul-break-new-ground.aspx?pageID=238&nID=57088&NewsCatID=375

17) Gathering of This Island Nation explores our maritime heritage
http://afloat.ie/marine-environment/coastal-notes/item/23730-gathering-of-this-island-nation-explores-our-maritime-heritage

18)    3D model created to help restore HMS Victory
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-24729864

19) Dendrochronology reconstructs eastern Mediterranean temperatures
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/10/2013/dendrochronology-reconstructs-eastern-mediterranean-temperatures

20) Archaeologists unearth a 6,500-year-old mystery
http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/local/all-news/archaeologists-unearth-a-6-500-year-old-mystery-1-3153346

21)  Bamburgh Castle beach wreck
http://www.thisismast.org/bamburgh-castle-beach-wreck.html
http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/experts-probe-secrets-old-wreck-6264995
http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/nostalgia/possible-source-of-wreck-1-6178043

22) Shipwreck trail brings sea tales to the surface
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Shipwreck-trail-brings-sea-tales-surface/story-20024163-detail/story.html#ixzz2jXcVWrf4
http://m.westernmorningnews.co.uk/articles/news/article/20024163

23) Archaeologists to investigate network of Roman ports
http://www.heritagedaily.com/2013/10/archaeologists-and-historians-to-investigate-a-vast-network-of-mediterranean-roman-ports/99350
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/10/2013/connecting-the-dots-harbours-and-ports-of-the-roman-empire

24) Discovering the great harbour of Constantinople
http://www.world-archaeology.com/features/turkey-yenikapi/#.UnWfZvlmim4

25)  Sunken vessels draw diving fans to Turkey
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/sunken-vessels-draw-diving-fans-to-turkey.aspx?pageID=238&nID=56968&NewsCatID=379

26)  Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum newsletter
http://museum.bu.ac.th/V7_no1.pdf

27)  Diving into history [Florida, USA]
http://keysnews.com/node/50966

28)  More of pirate Blackbeard’s cannons raised from wreck [USA]
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/more-of-pirate-blackbeard-s-cannons-raised-from-wreck-1.2288318
http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/june-2013/article/a-motherlode-raised-from-blackbeard-s-pirate-ship
http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_84f06f36-3fe3-11e3-b423-001a4bcf887a.html

29) Blackbeard’s shipwreck reveals Swedish booty
http://www.thelocal.se/20131101/blackbeards-swedish-booty-dredged-up-from-sea

30) Shipwreck hunter Odyssey falls after short seller report
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-31/shipwreck-hunter-odyssey-falls-after-short-seller-report.html

__________________________________________

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

Special thanks to Chelsea Colwell-Pasch for compiling this week’s news Kurt Bennett, Nicolas Bigourdan, Jose Luis Casaban, Kim Faulk, Paul Johnston, Victor Mastone, Anya Murphy, Ania Legrá, Richard Pauley, Ulrica Söderlind, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1)  AIMA scholarship 2013 winners!
http://www.aima-underwater.org.au/aima-scholarship/

2)    Maritime archaeologist, you say? You just strap on a tank and mask don’t you?
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/11/06/maritime-archaeologist-you-say-you-just-strap-on-a-tank-and-mask-dont-you/

3)  Shipwreck recovery will be part of Fox River dredging operation.
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20131109/GPG0101/311090289/Shipwreck-recovery-will-part-Fox-River-dredging-operation?nclick_check=1

4) Shipwreck in river was used as a dock [Fayetteville]
http://fayobserver.com/articles/2013/11/07/1294481

5)  100 years ago, deadliest Great Lakes storm was at its peak.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/283039/

6)  After 100 years, search goes on for 2 sunken ships [Great Lakes]:
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=243650293&m=243650282

7) Great Lakes Aquarium breaks ground on a new exhibit.
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/Great-Lakes-Aquarium-breaks-ground-on-a-new-exhibit–231063771.html

8)  New dates for Alaska’s fluted spear points raise questions.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1498-131107-alaska-points-clovis

9) Ancient naval battle site ‘rammed’ with relics of war.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/2013/november/ancient-naval-battle-site-relics-of-war.aspx

10) University expert dives deep in quest for relics of ancient battle.
http://www.nottinghampost.com/University-expert-dives-deep-quest-relics-ancient/story-20056656-detail/story.html

11)  La France est-elle au fond de la rade?
http://www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr/actualite/culture/la-france-est-elle-au-fond-de-la-rade-241046.php

12) Viking graves yield grisly find: sacrificed slaves.
http://www.livescience.com/40792-viking-slaves-sacrified-burial.html

13) Shipwrecks off the coast of Ireland.
http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2012/1115/345783-shipwrecks-off-coast-of-ireland/

14)  Did Bamburgh shipwreck inspire first coastguards?
http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/local/all-news/did-bamburgh-shipwreck-inspire-first-coastguards-1-3176683

15) Community worried about intervention in Convoys Wharf [London] development.
http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2013/11/community-groups-worried-about-boris-johnsons-intervention-in-planning-application-for-1-9m-redevelopment-of-deptfords-convoys-wharf/

16)  Got silk? Vikings’ refined tastes show vast reach of ancient trade routes.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/06/persian-silk-viking-burial-silk-road_n_4221037.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1484-131104-norway-viking-silk-trade

17) U-Boat wreck off Rhode Island coast a dark reminder of WWII.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode-island/2013/11/03/boat-wreck-off-coast-dark-reminder-wwii/qVu3voONOCOiWg15CSGYqK/story.html

18) High Court judge ruling on contentious Longboat Café scheme due next week [UK].
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/High-Court-judge-ruling-contentious-Longboat-Caf/story-20053731-detail/story.html

19) Unravelling the social hierarchy within Viking society.
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/11/2013/unravelling-the-social-hierarchy-within-viking-society

20) Surveying the Roman port network.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1490-131105-surveying-rome-mediterranean-ports

21)  5 Maritime disasters you might not know about.
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/5-maritime-disasters-you-might-not-know-about

22)   The men who chased shipwrecks.
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/the-men-who-chased-shipwrecks/281251/

23) Beijing’s ‘Forbidden City’ built using ice roads, ancient documents reveal.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/forbidden-city-ice-roads_n_4218310.html?utm_hp_ref=world&ir=World
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1488-131105-beijing-forbidden-city-ice-roads

24) The Latin American and Caribbean Region seeks to protect its underwater cultural heritage in Lima (Peru).
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/underwater-cultural-heritage/dynamic-content-single-view/news/the_latin_american_and_caribean_region_seeks_to_protect_its_underwater_cutlrual_heritage_in_lima_peru/

25)  Odyssey Marine Exploration may be in trouble.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-04/short-seller-calls-treasure-hunter-odyssey-marines-stock-worth-zero
https://s3.amazonaws.com/omextruth/omexreport.pdf

26)  Griffin exploration findings to be revealed.
http://www.petoskeynews.com/charlevoix/featured-cvx/griffin-exploration-findings-to-be-revealed/article_d403f97e-4896-11e3-bc43-0019bb30f31a.html

27)  Treasure hunters, GME, seek funds for deepwater salvage.
http://seadiscovery.com/mtStories.aspx?ShowStory=110347

28) Proposal to salvage cannons from sea at Cabo de Rama Fort.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-09/goa/43853928_1_cannons-reis-magos-fort-artillery

29) Frozen in time: divers recover stunning collection of British treasure from the wreck of a 500-year-old galleon sunk in Caribbean.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487043/Treasure-recovered-Caribbean-wreck-historical-value-bounty-Mary-Rose.html#ixzz2kEJQHZN5
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/519437/20131104/punta-cana-pewter-wreck-dominican-republic-shipwreck.htm

30) A short seller calls for-profit treasure hunter a sinking ship.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-04/short-seller-calls-treasure-hunter-odyssey-marines-stock-worth-zero

31) Odyssey Marine Exploration sees strong financial finish for 2013.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/odyssey-marine-exploration-sees-strong-financial-finish-for-2013-2013-11-07?reflink=MW_news_stmp

__________________________________________

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

Two weeks of nautical news. Special thanks to Chelsea Colwell-Pasch for compiling the news and to Peter Bell, Toni Carrell, Leigh Gilchrist, Valerie Grussing, Denise Kuijlaars, Susan Langley, Toni Massey, Anya Murphy, Paul Johnston, Thijs Maarleveld, Victor Mastone, Jane Mitchell, Della Scott-Ireton, Shirley Strachan, Ulrica Söderlind, David Steinberg, Andrew Wilkinson, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.

1) AIMA now has a Facebook page!
https://www.facebook.com/AIMAunderwater

2) Shipwreck search underway off Queensland coast [Australia].
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/shipwreck-search-underway-off-queensland-coast/5109982

3) Divers pay tribute to HMAS Goorangai: tragic guardian of the bay [Australia].
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/divers-pay-tribute-to-hmas-goorangai-tragic-guardian-of-the-bay-20131120-2xujl.html#ixzz2lYGnWQ8X

4) Historians attempt to find WWI’s first shot deep in Australian waters.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-11/the-mystery-of-the-first-bullet-fired-in-world-war-i/5083444

5) The mysterious sunken ruins of Nan Madol [Micronesia].
http://www.weather.com/travel/mysterious-sunken-ruins-nan-madol-photos-20131118

6) Nazi U-boat wreckage discovered off coast of Indonesia complete with skeletons of lost crew.
http://io9.com/indonesian-archaeologists-find-sunken-nazi-sub-with-17-1469664295
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/nazi-u-boat-wreckage-discovered-coast-2839352#ixzz2lXyHuar4
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1543-131121-indonesia-u-boat-world-war-ii

7) Government mulls making shipwreck sites off limits [Borneo].
http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/11/19/government-mulls-making-shipwreck-sites-off-limits/

8) Underwater excavation planned [Bahrain].
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=365501

9) First Africa regional meeting on Underwater Cultural Heritage held in Nigeria.
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/underwater-cultural-heritage/dynamic-content-single-view/news/first_africa_regional_meeting_on_underwater_cultural_heritage_held_in_nigeria/#.UpG-l8Rmim4

10) The Oranjemund shipwreck [Namibia].
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-neill/the-oranjemund-shipwreck_b_4304227.html

11) Slave ship still eludes dogged scientists [South Africa].
http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/discovery/slave-ship-still-eludes-dogged-scientists-1.1606990#.UosZW8RmjTo

12) Dickson makes case for protection of underwater cultural heritage [Nigeria].
http://worldstagegroup.com/index.php?active=news&newscid=11992&catid=2

13) A fine line: a non-artist’s perspective of archaeological drawing.
http://travelsthroughwater.com/2013/11/14/a-fine-line-a-non-artists-perspective-of-archaeological-drawing/

14) Treasures from sunken HMS Investigator offer glimpse into past [Canada].
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/treasures-from-a-cold-and-watery-grave/article15501786/

15) Huge bunker clean-up operation off Canada coast.
http://shipandbunker.com/news/am/373343-huge-bunker-cleanup-operation-off-canada-coast

16) Great Lakes have sunk 6,000 different ships.
http://www.tctimes.com/living/features/great-lakes-have-sunk-different-ships/article_b3a9712e-5163-11e3-94ac-001a4bcf887a.html

17) Piece of Civil War shipwreck retrieved from Savannah River [US].
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Piece-of-Civil-War-Shipwreck-Retrieved-from-Savannah-River-2013-11-14/
http://archaeology.org/news/1519-131114-georgia-ironclad-civil-war
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/13/us/georgia-civil-war-ironclad-ship/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

18) Print your own Revolutionary War boat, in 3-D.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/11/13/245053489/print-your-own-revolutionary-war-boat-in-3-d

19) NOAA final tribal consultation handbook.
http://www.legislative.noaa.gov/tribalrelations.html
http://www.legislative.noaa.gov/policybriefs/NOAA%20Tribal%20consultation%20handbook%20111213.pdf

20) U-Boat wreck off Rhode Island coast a dark reminder of WWII.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode-island/2013/11/03/boat-wreck-off-coast-dark-reminder-wwii/qVu3voONOCOiWg15CSGYqK/story.html

21) Archaeologists recover artifacts from Gulf of Mexico shipwreck.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Archaeologists-Recover-Artifacts-from-Gulf-of-Mexico-Shipwreck-232261091.html
http://www.news-journal.com/news/state/archaeologists-recover-artifacts-from-shipwreck-in-gulf-of-mexico/article_03053463-4068-5c5b-91b0-bd08d14faf76.html

22) Salisbury shipwreck site to be marked [US].
http://www.newburyportnews.com/local/x90309073/Salisbury-shipwreck-site-to-be-marked

23) Galveston audience sees first composite photos of two historic shipwrecks [US].
http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/article/Galveston-audience-sees-first-composite-photos-of-4985825.php?cmpid=hpts

24) White Hurricane remembered as deadliest storm in Great Lakes history.
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=971639#.UosdacRmjTo

25) OpenROV wants to get to bottom of underwater mystery [US].
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/11/23/openrov-wants-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-underwater-mystery/3676207/

26) Fox River shipwreck removal starts [US].
http://www.fox11online.com/news/local/green-bay/fox-river-shipwreck-removal-to-start

27) Lake Michigan shipwreck preservation: Romance! History! Bad Luck!
http://www.nwitimes.com/niche/shore/environment/lake-michigan-shipwreck-preservation-romance-history-bad-luck/article_d2126eb3-b441-554f-a5b4-9bea03a7dddc.html

28) How to: discover a shipwreck on northern Michigan shorelines [US].
http://www.mynorth.com/My-North/November-2013/How-To-Disover-A-Shipwreck-On-Northern-Michigan-Shorelines/

29) Port Royal: fortified heritage [Jamaica].
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20131124/arts/arts1.html

30) 5,000-year-old wooden boat used by the pharaohs is discovered by French archaeologists.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2178839/5-000-year-old-wooden-boat-used-pharaohs-discovered-French-archaeologists.html

31) The truth about the Greenwich pensioners: new source shines light on sailors’ lives [UK].
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131112123739.htm

32) Fierce storms uncover mystery shipwreck at Bamburgh Castle [UK].
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/442473/Fierce-storms-uncover-mystery-shipwreck-at-Bamburgh-Castle
http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/video/88948/mystery-shipwreck-is-uncovered-by-fierce-storm-at-bamburgh-castle

33) Treasure trove of artefacts recovered from the site of the first ever ancient naval battle to be discovered.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2488336/Treasure-trove-artefacts-recovered-site-ancient-naval-battle-discovered.html#ixzz2l4kMFOJg
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/11/2013/ancient-naval-battle-rises-above-the-waves

34) Vaulted corridors discovered at Turkey’s metropolis.
http://archaeology.org/news/1523-131115-turkey-metropolis-corridors

35) El Hanieh ancient anchorage.
http://www.ancientportsantiques.com/ports/el-hanieh-ancient-anchorage/

36) Underwater exploration [Grenada].
http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/lost-beneath-the-ice-book-sheds-new-light-on-hms-investigator-1.1548068

37) Dubrovnik welcomes exhibit of Piri Reis due to 500th year [Turkey].
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/dubrovnik-welcomes-exhibit-of-piri-reis-due-to-500th-year.aspx?pageID=238&nID=58111&NewsCatID=385

38) The documentation of reproducing the Vasa bronze cannon.
http://www.vasamuseet.se/en/The-Ship/Creating-the-Cannon/Tom-Ward/Bronze-Cannon-Mold/

39) Underwater explorer announces French confirmation of shipwreck.
http://www.petoskeynews.com/charlevoix/featured-cvx/underwater-explorer-announces-french-confirmation-of-shipwreck/article_91229390-54c1-11e3-8db7-001a4bcf6878.html

40) Ships saved Allied lives [Greece].
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/1924846/ships-saved-allied-lives/

41) Mega-cruise ships looming over historic harbors spark debate.
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/22/21578961-mega-cruise-ships-looming-over-historic-harbors-spark-debate?lite

42) Studies provide no certainty in shipwreck search.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/11/24/us/ap-us-griffin-shipwreck.html?emc=eta1&_r=0

43) Blackbeard’s cannons among pirate booty raised by US archaeologists on treasure hunt
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-31/pirate-blackbeard-booty-archeologists-queen-anne-revenge/5059478

44) Palestine & UNESCO: The national duty to protect cultural heritage.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=650286
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=647681

45) Treasure hunters, GME, seek funds for deep water salvage.
http://seadiscovery.com/mtStories.aspx?ShowStory=110347

46) Costa Concordia wreck: British man arrested.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/british-man-held-for-illegal-diving-on-concordia-wreck-8931605.html

47) ‘Gold makes people crazy:’ modern treasure hunters risk lives and fortunes in obsessive search for sunken riches.
http://business.financialpost.com/2013/11/16/gold-makes-people-crazy-modern-treasure-hunters-risk-lives-and-fortunes-in-obsessive-search-for-sunken-riches/

48) Shipwreck photograph archive sells for £122,500 in Sotheby’s auction.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/521644/20131112/gibsons-scilly-shipwreck-photographs-sold-auction-sotheby.htm

49) Analysis: gold price fall fails to dull bullion’s allure for treasure hunters.
http://www.iol.co.za/business/international/analysis-gold-price-fall-fails-to-dull-bullion-s-allure-for-treasure-hunters-1.1607406#.Uosc4sRmjTo

50) Mexican fisherman who lost treasure faces eviction.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/nov/17/lt-mexico-fishermans-treasure/

51) Titanic amount of treasure still undiscovered off South Florida.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-treasure-hunting-20131124,0,576122.story

52) Buried treasure: shrimp boat find is latest in long history of Northeast Florida shipwreck discoveries [US].
http://jacksonville.com/community/shorelines/2013-11-18/story/buried-treasure-shrimp-boat-find-latest-long-history-northeast#ixzz2lYBopguF

53) Shipwreck wine draws buyers at auction [UK].
http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2013/11/shipwreck-wine-draws-buyers-at-auction/

54) Thirty seven million dollars in silver found in World War II ship [UK].
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/362637#ixzz2lYD7u330

55) Sea hunter’s claims challenged [US].
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article/262932/314/Sea-hunters-claims-challenged

56) Monty Halls on the dangerous dives he undertook to try and solve the world’s most baffling underwater mysteries for a new TV series.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2507335/Monty-Halls-dangerous-dives-undertook-new-TV-series.html#ixzz2l4nH9Bcj

57) A short seller calls for-profit treasure hunter a sinking ship.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-04/short-seller-calls-treasure-hunter-odyssey-marines-stock-worth-zero
__________________________________________

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