Caesarea Coastal Archaeology Project (C-CAP)

27/12/2025

And....we're back! We are in the process of updating the CCAP page with all the amazing happenings and activities over the past couple of years. Stay Tuned......

24/02/2024

Congratulations Riley Steele and co-authors Foram HunterJoe BoyceJeremy GabrielMeghan BurchellAndrew KingstonMeghan Burchell for this latest publication from excavations and collections at Caesarea Maritima.


The study shows how the construction of a Roman Harbor in Caesarea created an environment that not only protected from the elements, but also created a new framework for certain microscopic foraminifer species to flourish! These same species has been increasing again in the modern period due to (again) significant coastal development, in particular structures both onshore and extending offshore.

The samples were collected by scientific divers underwater excavations and geological coring. These same collections gave us the first glimpse into the arrival of tsunamis over the past 4000 years!

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The construction of harbours along high energy nearshore environments, which commonly include the emplacement of hard structures both as central featu…

29/12/2021

Want to learn more about ancient disasters, history, and Caesarea? Maybe get university credits while being in the Mediterranean? Stay tuned here for updates soon. In the meanwhile, learn more about our research.

How did an ancient Roman harbor end up in ruins? Scientists got their answer, but solving this mystery led to a bigger question.

14/10/2019

Still a couple of spots left for a Wednesday all-day tour of Caesarea's coastline, and the story behind it.

מטיילים גאולוגיה - אירועי צונאמי בנמל קיסריה - מסלולים מודרכים, החברה להגנת הטבע. דרגת קושי: . אזור בארץ: מרכז - השרון וחוף השרון, סוג טיול: טיולי משפחות, טיולים לשומרי מ...

06/02/2019

Il primo gennaio 2019 ha preso avvio il primo progetto europeo dell’Istituto Centrale per l’Archeologia (ICA) dedicato alla ricerca archeologica subacquea e allo sviluppo di tecnologie innovative per la ricerca subacquea.

03/02/2019