UC San Diego SCMA - University of Haifa Koret Project

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Please see the article below titled "Return to Antikythera" to learn more about the secrets of the wreckage at Antikythera.

Return to Antikythera – Investigating the famous shipwreck The Antikythera Shipwreck holds more secrets. Advanced technology is revealing them. The Antikythera Shipwreck (circa 60 B.C.) is the richest ancient wreck ever discovered. Greek sponge divers located the wreck by chance close inshore of Antikythera Island in 1900. They spent a year salvaging its tr...

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Please see the exciting article below titled: "An Excavation in the Sea Depths Recovers Hercules From the Afterlife"

An Excavation in the Sea Depths Recovers Hercules From the Afterlife - Pakkikhabar As fantasy has it, Hercules needed to full 12 heroic labors to be absolved of guilt and to turn out to be immortal. A current discovery picks up the story, lengthy after the Greek and Roman tales concluded, to inform us a brand new model of his afterlife. A likeness of the demigod of energy […]

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Please click the link below to learn more about the International M.A. - Maritime Civilizations program offered by the School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures!

International M.A.-Maritime Civilizations – בית הספר לארכיאולוגיה ולתרבויות ימיות The University of Haifa’s International Master’s Degree in Maritime Civilizations offers students an exceptional opportunity to learn about the history and archaeology of maritime societies, as well as the natural environment in which they developed and currently exist. Students will explore a v...

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Check out the article linked below titled: "Divers recovered giant head of Hercules from Antikythera shipwreck in Greece"

Divers recovered giant head of Hercules from Antikythera shipwreck in Greece Over several expeditions, divers have recovered statues, jewelry, and human remains.

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Please see the article below titled "Drought Reveals 3,400-Year-Old Lost City"

Drought Reveals 3,400-Year-Old Lost City Droughts across Iraq have been a major source of humanitarian concern, but they have also provided archaeologists with a rare opportunity to excavate an

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In honor of UN Oceans Day this past Friday:

"Divers haul trash polluting ancient underwater Caesarea port:
Volunteers remove 45 kgs of garbage from between the sunken pillars and submerged ruins of historic seaport; teams worked at dozens more sites up and down Mediterranean coast"

To mark UN Oceans Day, divers haul trash polluting ancient underwater Caesarea port Volunteers remove 45 kgs of garbage from between the sunken pillars and submerged ruins of historic seaport; teams worked at dozens more sites up and down Mediterranean coast

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Please see the article below titled "The Shipwrecks Rewriting Ancient History"

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220426-battle-of-the-aegates-the-shipwrecks-rewriting-roman-history

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Sara Carrión Anaya, a PhD student from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London (UCL), visited UC San Diego in May 2022. Sara is working on her dissertation project, "Early Ceramic Technologies and Traditions in the Edom Lowlands Region of Southern Jordan: A Diachronic Perspective", under the supervision of Dr. Patrick Quinn (UCL) and Dr. Margie Burton and Professor Tom Levy (UC San Diego). During her recent visit, Sara selected pottery samples for petrographic and chemical analysis from two sites in the Faynan region of southern Jordan: Bronze Age Khirbat Hamrat Ifdan and Iron Age Khirbat al-Jariyah. The sites had been excavated by UC San Diego and the Department of Antiquities of Jordan under the direction of Professor Tom Levy and Dr. Mohammad Najjar. By studying the composition and technological characteristics of the pottery, Sara's research aims to trace the evolution of pottery-making traditions and trade/exchange dynamics during a time frame marked by the rise of industrial-scale metallurgical production in the eastern Mediterranean. The project is part of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN) "Training the next generation of archaeological scientists: Interdisciplinary studies of pre-modern Plasters and Ceramics from the Eastern Mediterranean (PlaCe)" funded by Europe's Horizon 2020, the EU Research and Innovation funding programme.

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Please see the exciting opportunity below!
Online Course: Introduction to Maritime Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage

Thursday evenings, 6-7:30pm (UK Time), 16th June-14th July 2022 plus recordings!

In this course, you will be on a journey across the oceans to learn more about how maritime archaeology investigates our changing relationship with the world’s water bodies. From the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean, and from the Nile River to the Thames, civilisation was and still is connected by water. By the end of this course, you will have a better understanding of what maritime archaeology and underwater cultural heritage are all about. Furthermore, you will be introduced to the latest research projects in the field in both Egypt and UK.
During this five-week course, you will gain an overall understanding of maritime archaeology and underwater cultural heritage. Connect with archaeologists working in the field by examining their careers and diving “virtually” into their sites, both underwater and in the middle of the desert. We will sail together on an exciting journey through times, understanding ancient mariners, how they’ve built their boats, prepared them, and navigated them to the farthest corners of the world. While in Egypt, we will examine boat burials and traditions related to boats and ships, both in ancient and modern Egyptian history. You will learn more about cutting edge technology in the field and get your hands on some three-dimensional models of ancient boats and ships. Finally, you will be introduced to traditional maritime communities in Egypt and how they are keeping these traditions alive for future generations to enjoy.
No prior knowledge of the topic is necessary for this course, it is accessible to any and everyone who has a passion to learn about Egyptian maritime heritage.

Tutors

Ziad M. Morsy is an Egyptian maritime archaeologist, based in Alexandria, Egypt. For more than 10 years, he has been exploring both ancient and modern maritime archaeology and underwater cultural heritage in Egypt, Lebanon, Cyprus, Montenegro, Italy and the UK. Ziad is working towards his PhD in Maritime Archaeology from the University of Southampton. He is also an Honor Frost Foundation Scholar and a visiting lecturer at the Alexandria Centre for maritime archaeology and underwater cultural heritage. Ziad’s research focuses on boat building traditions of the Nile, with a focus on Medieval and modern traditions. He is also a member of several underwater archaeological projects in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Lately, he was awarded a number of research grants focusing on the exploration, documentation and preservation of different maritime aspects of Egyptian heritage.

EES Member: £50
Non-Member: £100
Student EES Member: £25

Course Dates
Online lessons will be held live at the following times (UK):

Thursday 16th June, 18:00-19:30 (UK) time
Introduction to Maritime Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage
Thursday 23rd June, 18:00-19:30 (UK) time
Seafarers of the Ancient Worlds
Thursday 30th June, 18:00-19:30 (UK) time
Ship burials in Ancient Egypt
Thursday 7th July, 18:00-19:30 (UK) time
Science and Maritime Archaeology
Thursday 14th July, 18:00-19:30 (UK) time
Maritime Ethnography

Find out more about each class on our website. Recordings of the live sessions will be made available to attendees following the weekly session for those unable to attend in person or wanting to rewatch them.

Tickets
20% of your ticket fee will go toward the Society’s Education and Training Fund, thank you. Members of the Egypt Exploration Society can book at a heavily discounted rate. If you’re not yet a member but would like to join in order to receive this discount, please ensure that you have joined here
https://www.ees.ac.uk/membership

Book your place here:

https://www.ees.ac.uk/Event/online-course-introduction-to-maritime-archaeology-and-underwater-cultural-heritage

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This is a final reminder that tomorrow the ACUA GSA will proudly present "Careers in Underwater Archaeology: A Virtual Panel Discussion"!

The event will take place from 7:00-8:00pm EDT (11:00p-12:00am UTC). There is still time for students and early career professionals to register by emailing [email protected] to request the meeting link.

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Check out the article linked below: Uncovering a 4,000 Year-Old Mesopotamian Boat

Uncovering a 4,000-Year-Old Mesopotamian Boat With archaeologists returning to Iraq, many finds are coming to light, including a 4,000-year-old Mesopotamian boat from the ancient Sumerian city of

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Catalina Island – Camera and Dive Proficiency – March 21-23, 2022

Scripps Center for Marine Archaeology researchers Thomas Levy and Loren Clark traveled with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Science Diving Course (UC San Diego) to Catalina Island over March 21-23 to conduct proficiency dives and test out camera equipment used for photogrammetry. Two Sony Alpha cameras were taken and tested in one Nauticam and one Ikelite underwater housing by each diver. Seven dives were completed by the team and photos were taken to support the SIO Scientific Dive Course and to produce 4 3D models. These models will be provided to the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center directors for use in their research and operations. These training and proficiency dives will be important in conducting operations on future SCMA and Koret projects as all members of the dive team must be familiar with the methods of underwater photogrammetry.