Submerged Structure in Israel

Archaeologists have discovered a conical, man-made structure 70 meters across made of basalt boulders submerged about half a kilometer from shore in the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel that is of unknown origin, construction or purpose.

Ancient Greek Ships' Cargo

Modern DNA analysis of amphorae recovered from Mediterranean shipwrecks show that ancient Greek merchant ships carried a wide range of foods including fish, olives, legumes, ginger, walnut and juniper and herbs such as mint, thyme and oregano.

Roman Fish Tanks

A Roman commerce ship dating back to the second century A.D. discovered off the coast of Grado in northeastern Italy included a mysterious lead pipe piercing its hull that archaeologists now believe was part of a pumping system to keep and transport live fish to markets across the Mediterranean Sea.

Blackbeard's Ship Anchor

The recently discovered 13-foot-long anchor from pirate Edward Teach's ("Blackbeard") ship Queen Anne's Revenge is to be raised for the first time since the ship was sunk off the coast of North Carolina in 1718, the second-largest of more than 250,000 artifacts from the historic site.

Ship Recovered at WTC Site

The wooden remains of an eighteenth-century commercial vessel has been uncovered while excavating space for a future underground parking garage at the former site of the World Trade Center towers, possibly junked and buried in an effort to extend the shores of Manhattan Island.

Bronze-Age Shipwreck Found

Recently discovered in the English Channel off the coast of the Plymouth, the remains of a ship that sank in 900 B.C. (one of the world's oldest shipwrecks) reveal a cache of hundreds of copper and tin ingots and sophisticated trade relations between ancient Britons and Europe.

Seafaring Earlier than Expected

Recent discoveries of primitive hand tools on the island of Crete suggest that primitive humans may have taken to the sea, hopping from island to island across the Mediterranean, tens of thousands if not a hundred thousand years earlier than is commonly believed.

Ancient Roman Shipwrecks Found

Five well-preserved ancient Roman shipwrecks have been discovered off the coast of Italy dating from the first century B.C., their contents and cargo largely intact.