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

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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 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/

__________________________________________

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, 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 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 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 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 George Bass, Cos Coroneos, Andy Dodd, and Susan Langley for sending in news items.

1. Pre-Cook shipwreck challenges history:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7615358/Pre-Cook-shipwreck-challenges-history
http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/news/dating-of-wreck-suggests-visitors-predated-cook/1523196/

2. Serendipitous Bodrum [starring the former Institute of Nautical Archaeology Bodrum's Don Frey and his wife Sanne, and Tufan Turanli]:
ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jItMcZJ7gWs&sns=em

3. Texas A&M can thank researcher’s passion for model ships:
http://www.chron.com/business/article/A-M-can-thank-researcher-s-passion-for-model-ships-3834084.php

4. Race to save Alaskan Arctic archaeology:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19521091

5. Reviving Oman’s maritime industry:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19465091

6. Alabama shipwreck uncovered by hurricane Isaac appears on beach:
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/mysterious-shipwreck-washes-onto-alabama-shore-believed-civil-154038655.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/04/alabama-shipwreck-hurricane-isaac-photos_n_1855083.html?utm_hp_ref=email_share
http://media.smh.com.au/news/world-news/civil-war-ship-washed-ashore-by-hurricane-isaac-3604124.html?from=newsbox
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/hurricane-isaac-unearths-ancient-shipwreck-alabama-coast-article-1.1151322
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/ancient-roman-shipwreck-found-in-future-parking-lot-site

7. Missouri drought reveals sunken steamship:
http://www.wlfi.com/dpps/lifestyles/must_see_video/drought-reveals-famous-sunken-ship-ob12-jgr_4310240

8. Researchers map harbor battlefield in Charleston, the city where the Civil War began:
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/836c7248db0f46c6ab8fab27db56275c/SC–Civil-War-Underwater

9. 2012 Issyk Kul Expedition: Search for a sunken palace:
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/09/06/2012-issyk-kul-expedition-search-for-a-sunken-palace/

10. Archaeologists investigate sea find of gilded bronze lion:
http://www.lifeinitaly.com/news/en/155318

11. British Museum studies trees used by ancestors to bind ships and baskets:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18323677

12. Shipwreck in ‘exceptional’ condition discovered by archaeologists in France [more on that Antibes shipwreck]:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/sep/04/roman-shipwreck-discovered-antibes-france?INTCMP=SRCH
http://www.inquisitr.com/321612/proposed-parking-lot-in-french-riviera-reveals-roman-shipwreck/
http://www.newser.com/story/153460/french-parking-lot-yields-roman-shipwreck.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/sep/04/roman-shipwreck-discovered-antibes-france?newsfeed=true

13. Civil War shipwreck artifacts come to Dunedin Historical Museum:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/civil-war-shipwreck-artifacts-come-to-dunedin-historical-museum/124885

14. Air India plane wreckage from 1966 found in French glacier [ice archaeology, but when it melts....]:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/31/air-india-plane-wreckage-found_n_1846053.html?utm_hp_ref=world#slide=1434353

15. Warning on deterioration of famous Swedish warship, Vasa:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829131657.htm

16. Zwaanendael Museum to spotlight shipwrecks, seafaring and whaling in September:
http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/ae/story/zwaanendael-museum-to-spotlight-shipwrecks-seafaring-and-whaling-in-september/891774

17. Queen Anne’s Revenge dive expedition begins this week:
http://www.jdnews.com/news/queen-107956-anne-expedition.html
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20120905/ARTICLES/120909854?Title=Queen-Anne-s-Revenge-dive-expedition-begins-this-week

18. Antikythera Shipwreck, Treasures, Mechanism at Athens Airport:
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2012/08/31/antikythera-shipwreck-treasures-mechanism-at-athens-airport/

19. World’s oldest champagne: to drink or not drink?
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16195938,00.html

20. Message in a bottle that drifted at sea for 97 years:
http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/heritage/message-in-a-bottle-that-drifted-at-sea-for-97-years-1-2496350

21. Bad weather prevents salvage of historic battleship’s Bell:
http://www.marinelink.com/news/battleships-prevents347450.aspx

22. Gala ball, story telling on tap:
http://staugustine.com/living/2012-09-08/gala-ball-story-telling-tap

23. Hellenistic, Ottoman-era shipwrecks found near Cyprus:
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2012/08/28/hellenistic-ottoman-era-shipwrecks-found-near-cyprus/

24. Whale bones, sharks, shipwrecks and volcanic rock—Ballard wraps up Cyprus expedition:
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/features/whale-bones-sharks-shipwrecks-and-volcanic-rock-ballard-wraps-cyprus-expedition/20120826
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/nautilus-leaves-turkey/20120828

25. Historic Islander shipwreck about to be salvaged—again:
http://www.canada.com/Historic+Islander+shipwreck+about+salvaged+again/7159969/story.html

26. Boat-towed detectors assist researchers and salvors:
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/boat-towed-detectors-assist-researchers-and-salvors

27. Treasure hunter who found ‘Ship of Gold’ now sought by US Marshals:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/23/engineer-who-found-hip-gold-now-sought-by-us-marshals/?cmpid=GoogleNewsEditorsPicks&google_editors_picks=true

28. World’s oldest boat remains found in Korea [not much photographic evidence provided though]:
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2012/08/27/42/0701000000AEN20120827003400315F.HTML
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2012/08/117_118319.html
http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20120827000685&cpv=0

29. Roman building wrongly identified as Phoenician port [media & jump to conclusions]:
http://www.nature.com/nmiddleeast/2012/120816/full/nmiddleeast.2012.116.html
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Jun-29/178652-archaeological-report-razed-ruins-not-phoenician-port.ashx#axzz24q0tRatm

30. Wesley Hall’s Obituary:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/starnewsonline/obituary.aspx?n=wesley-keith-hall&pid=159534303#.UD9_WGZrfcM.facebook

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

Department of Archaeology | Flinders University

This week’s nautical news—one full of discoveries. Special thanks to Nicolas Bigourdan, David Meadows & Explorator team, Susan Langley, and Ole Varmer for sending in news items.

1. Two forgotten wrecks off the coast of Crete have hidden Australian war mysteries for 70 years—but now the secrets are out:
http://www.smh.com.au/world/mystery-emerges-from-the-deep-20120825-24t2d.html

2. Sunken vessel bearing obsidian discovered off Capri, Italy:
http://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/notizia.php?IDNotizia=543735&IDCategoria=2694

3. Bronze Age pottery sherd from Isles of Scilly could be earliest British depiction of a boat:
http://www.culture24.org.uk/history%20%26%20heritage/archaeology/art397577

4. Fighting ship’s identity revealed in Chatham Dockyard:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-19298148
http://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/news/solved-the-17-year-mystery-of-the-ship-under-the-floorboards.htm

5. Archaeologists investigate sea find of gilded bronze lion: Underwater artifacts discovered near Riace Bronzes site:
http://www.france24.com/en/20120821-ancient-bronze-lions-head-armour-found-off-italy
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gM1Ds6CTFa2w9vrtV33ibdgtCxsQ?docId=CNG.6213cc6c6c34f5348dd39955badeb004.dc1
http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/english/2012/08/21/Archaeologists-investigate-sea-find-gilded-bronze-lion_7363198.html
http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/9231/Archaeologists-investigate-sea-find-of-gilded-bronze-lion.html

6. Archaeologists complete survey of Charleston harbor civil war naval battlefield:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823175352.htm
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/592914/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

7. Divers find ruins from Viking ‘marketplace’:
http://www.thelocal.se/42744/20120821/

8. Ephesus ancient city meets sea again:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ephesus-ancient-city-meets-sea-again.aspx?pageID=238&nID=28358&NewsCatID=375

9. U.S. FEMA awards grant for tall ship Elissa repairs:
http://www.marinelink.com/news/repairs-awards-elissa347165.aspx

10. £140,200 heritage grant seals Swash wreck project [congratulations to Dave Parham & co]:
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/9884497.__140_200_heritage_grant_seals_Swash_wreck_project/

11. Indiana archaeology month starts Sept. 1: Focus on underwater archaeology:
http://kokomoperspective.com/news/indiana-archaeology-month-starts-sept/article_5030f380-ed58-11e1-90f5-0019bb2963f4.html

12. Capt. Cook museum proposed, Jamestown a possible location:
http://www.jamestownpress.com/news/2012-08-23/News/Capt_Cook_museum_proposed_Jamestown_a_possible_loc.html

13. Drought exposes sunken ship:
http://news.discovery.com/history/drought-exposing-sunken-ships-dnews-nugget-120820.html

14. Great Scott! Video of Captain’s wreck emerges:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/great-scott-video-captains-wreck-emerges-040310934.html

15. Search for lost Franklin ships launched in Canada’s Arctic:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/08/06/f-franklin-search-erebus-terror-arctic.html

16. USS Constitution sails again:
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/08/19/USS-Constitution-sails-again/UPI-94481345418483/

17. Preserved body of diver who disappeared in 1999 found near legendary shipwreck:
http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/11676/20120822/preserved-body-of-diver-who-disappeared-in-1999-found-near-legendary-shipwreck.htm

18. Emperor Caligula gold coin found underwater near Cyprus:
http://eu.greekreporter.com/2012/08/21/emperor-caligula-gold-coin-found-underwater-near-cyprus/

19. Ballard’s team discover ancient shipwreck off Cyprus:
http://www.nautiluslive.org/video/2012/08/23/news-update-august-23-2012

20. Antiques to be salvaged from sunken Chinese ship:
http://truthdive.com/2012/08/20/antiques-to-be-salvaged-from-sunken-chinese-ship.html
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/international/article3795442.ece
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/727768.shtml

21. Harry Potter, Mel Fisher Museum come together [commercial salvage]:
http://keysnews.com/node/41717

22. Specialist says two emeralds were embedded in rock with glue [commercial salvage]:
http://keysnews.com/node/41736

23. Fishers drop claim on gems [commercial salvage]:
http://keysnews.com/node/41722

24. Track Odyssey Explorer [commercial salvage]:
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?oldmmsi=309814000&zoom=10&olddate=lastknown#

25. Salvage & Recovery: Treasure and Artifacts [commercial salvage]:
http://www.marinelink.com/news/artifacts-recovery347171.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 George Bass, Frits Breuseker, Nicolas Bigourdin, Valerie Grussing, Susan Langley (x10), Christian Murray, and Adam Wolfe for sending in news items.

1. A Roman shipwreck in the ancient port of Antibes [wow!]:
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/08/2012/a-roman-shipwreck-in-the-ancient-port-of-antibes

2. Ancient boat to be rebuilt [La Salle's Belle and a gigantic freeze-dryer]:
http://www.theeagle.com/article/20120816/BC0105/120819715/0/SEARCH&slId=1
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/17th-century-shipwreck-freeze-dried-rebuilt-17008178?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TAMUinTheNews+%28TAMU+In+The+News%29
http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/17th-century-shipwreck-to-be-freeze-dried-rebuilt-3788936.php
http://presstv.com/detail/2012/08/16/256569/scientists-to-rebuild-17thcentury-ship/
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/17th-century-shipwreck-to-1499688.html
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/17th-century-shipwreck-to-be-freeze-dried-rebuilt-3788936.php
http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2012-08-16/shipwreck-be-freeze-dried-rebuilt
http://news.terra.com/17th-century-shipwreck-to-be-freeze-dried-rebuilt,71b6401c69829310VgnVCM3000009acceb0aRCRD.html

3. Waka return after 18-month voyage:
http://www.3news.co.nz/Waka-return-after-18-month-voyage/tabid/423/articleID/265709/Default.aspx

4. Warren whaling ship wreck found in Argentina?
http://www.eastbayri.com/news/2012/may/29/warren-whaleship-wreck-found-argentina/

5. Manning the ship [interview with Loren Steffy]:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/us/gtt.html?_r=1

6. The lost ship model: new discovery:
http://blog.chron.com/lorensteffy/2012/08/the-lost-ship-model-new-discovery/
http://blog.chron.com/lorensteffy/2012/08/the-lost-ship-model-the-journey-begins/

7. Exhibit features shipwreck found in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands:
http://mauinow.com/2012/08/15/exhibit-features-shipwreck-found-in-northwestern-hawaiian-islands/

8. Koperschat gevonden in aangespoeld wrak op Terschelling [Copper treasure washed up on the Dutch island of Terschelling]:
http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2012/08/18/koperschat-gevonden-in-aangespoeld-wrak-op-terschelling/

9. Drought brings 19th century Missouri River shipwreck to surface:
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2012/08/14/drought-reveals-sunken-ship.ktvi?iref=allsearch
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/330907

10. Resurgam: Sunken sub saved by diving club:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-19247383

11. St. Augustine Lighthouse gets national coverage:
http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2012-08-17/lighthouse-gets-national-coverage

12. Images from the deep: Wreck of HMS Hood:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1454379.stm

13. Shipwreck mystery solved [more on W.R. Grace]:
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-shipwreck-mystery.html

14. Megayacht’s mission to uncover WWII battle cruiser’s final moments:
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/15/world/europe/hms-hood-bell-octopus/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

15. Shark teeth weapons:
http://news.discovery.com/animals/shark-teeth-weapon-photos-120817.html

16. SC scientists trim years in conserving artifacts:
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/SC-scientists-trim-years-in-conserving-artifacts-3780810.php

17. South Beaches: Join the crab trap roundup [Aug. 25]:
http://staugustine.com/living/2012-08-15/crab-trap-roundup-saturday
http://staugustine.com/living/2012-08-13/south-beaches-join-crab-trap-roundup

18. Fort William Henry Museum seeks new ways to present past:
http://poststar.com/news/local/fort-william-henry-museum-seeks-new-ways-to-present-past/article_751340be-e4ce-11e1-9e66-0019bb2963f4.html?comment_form=true

19. Scott’s wrecked ship Terra Nova found off Greenland:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19288188

20. Great Lakes underwater presents historic weather, shipwrecks, scuba & paddlers program:
http://madisoncountycourier.com/beyond-our-borders/33791/

21. Meeting of the Working Group of the Operational Guidelines for the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (24, 25 & 26 September):
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/underwater-cultural-heritage/dynamic-content-single-view/news/meeting_of_the_working_group_of_the_operational_guidelines_for_the_2001_convention_on_the_protection_of_the_underwater_cultural_heritage_24_25_26_september/?goback=.gde_815227_member_147885784

22. Cultural relics found in South China Sea:
http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/cultural-relics-found-in-south-china-sea_790450.html

23. Titanic, Thresher linked through Ballard’s explorations:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20120812-NEWS-208120338

24. Firm to explore shipwreck said to hold gold:
http://www.adn.com/2012/08/16/2590435/firm-wins-permit-to-explore-shipwreck.html

25. Odyssey provides operational update [commercial salvage]:
http://www.nasdaq.com/article/odyssey-provides-operational-update-20120814-00450

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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