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Underwater archaeology
Underwater archaeology
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      • Once upon a time
      • Weighted boots and the Mahdia wreck
      • The Pionniers
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      • Two raised hulls (From Port-Vendres 1 to Arles-Rhône 3)
      • Prevention is better than cure: preventive conservation
      • Shipwrecks in the laboratory
      • Displaying submerged heritage
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      • Beach Arles 4
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      • Aleria 1
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      • Experimental archaeology
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      • The Protis Project and the Gyptis
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    • Exploring the shoreline
      • Caves and prehistory
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      • Early Modern wrecks
      • Shipwrecks of the La Hougue battle
      • The Lomellina
      • Mortella 3
      • The Sardinaux
      • The Sainte Dorothéa
      • The Prince de Conty
      • The Jeanne-Elisabeth
      • The Natière
      • Contemporary wrecks
      • The Golymin
      • The Vendémiaire
      • The Indian
      • The Ghiasone
      • The Bonaparte
      • The Alabama
      • The Colombian
      • The European
      • The Magenta
      • The Prophète
      • Wrecks from global conflicts
      • The U 95
      • The Protée
      • D-Day’s shipwreck
      • Heinkel 111
      • The Spitfire of Sallenelles
      • The P38 of Saint-Exupéry
      • The Daffodil
    • Medias & Resources
    • Map of underwater sites
    • Media library
    • Glossary of terms
    • Bibliography
    • Site map

Underwater archaeology

The seabed is scattered with wrecks and submerged archaeological sites, from the Cosquer cave to port structures. This website gives a fascinating insight into these underwater worlds, site prospecting and wreck excavation techniques, and the methods used to reconstruct, analyse and conserve them.

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Philippe Tailliez - Memoir of A 'musketeer of The Sea'

Philippe Tailliez - Memoir of a 'musketeer of the sea'

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A great scientific adventure

  • Once upon a time
  • From seabed to museum display
  • French excavations abroad
  • Deep sea archaeology
  • Experimental archaeology

Exploring the shoreline

  • Caves and prehistory
  • Foreshore sites
  • Underwater habitats
  • Ports and harbours

Underwater wrecks

  • Ancient wrecks
  • Medieval wrecks
  • Early Modern wrecks
  • Contemporary wrecks
  • Wrecks from global conflicts

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  • Map of underwater sites
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