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Vietnam’s sunken treasures remain out of reach

July 28th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks

Due to insufficient funding, valuable artifacts found in numerous sunken ships in Vietnam are going unexcavated. Archaeologists lack funds and

July 24th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks

Five pristine ancient Roman shipwrecks have been discovered off the small Italian island of Ventotene using sonar technology. The trading

July 21st, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks

Researchers in Massachusetts are looking for the HMS Diana, a British schooner that ran aground and was torched by the

July 16th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks

According to a new study, cannonballs really could sink ships. I didn’t realize there was any question on this matter.

June 22nd, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks

Marine archaeologists have been given permission to recover artifacts from a merchant vessel shipwrecked in the South China Sea 800

June 13th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks

Underwater archaeologists in Florida will be spending two weeks mapping the site of a mystery shipwreck off Key Largo. Named

June 13th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks

A team of divers are plunging into Lake Ontario to confirm whether a shipwreck laying on the bottom in the

June 4th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks

US treasure-hunters have been ordered to hand back more than $400 million worth of gold and silver coins salvaged from