A Reverse History of the Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria: From the Underwater Remains to the First Structure
October 2023 | Vol. 11.10 By Michael Denis Higgins The Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria on the Mediterranean coastline of Egypt existed for 1600 years, through three major political
“Proto-Rams”: Piecing Together the Early History of Naval Ram Development
May 2023 | Vol. 11.5 By Stephen DeCasien The naval ram was the predominant weapon of navies throughout much of antiquity, playing a decisive role in many consequential confrontatio
The Maritime Transport of Sculptures in the Ancient Mediterranean
May 2023 | Vol. 11.5 By Katherina Velentza From the 16th century onwards, hundreds of Greek and Roman sculptures have been discovered in the Mediterranean Sea, both from shipwrecks
On the Potential of Deep-Submergence Archaeology
January 2022 | Vol. 10.1 By Shelley Wachsmann You are broken by the seas in the depths of the waters. Ezekial 27:34 Ezekiel had it right. Ships do sink in deep water. Common wisdom
The Shavei Zion Figurine Assemblage. A Cultic Site at Sea
An underwater discovery off the coast of Israel revealed terracotta figurines. But there was no shipwreck and the finds dated across hundreds of years of the Iron Age. Was this an