The fire on the MV Azamara Quest, is one of a recent series of disabling fires and power failures on diesel-electric powered cruise ships. Unlike the MV Azamara Quest, however, the ship’s crews aboard the Costa Allegra, the Carnival Splendor, and the MSC Opera were unable to effect … Continue reading →
Two first century bronze statues about to be sold on the black market have been recovered by police in Jaen, Spain. The Roman figures, valued at six million euros each, were taken from the ancient Roman site of Sacilis Marcialis and are believed to form part of the Castor and Polix sculpture in Cordoba. The [...]
Following yesterdays amazing visualization showing us for the first time what wind over the United States actually looks like, now we take a look at what ocean currents looks like, [...]
Evidence of what may be a 16th century chapel has been uncovered in a public park in Marlow, England. Initially, the team found brickwork, apparently from the 1850s house, but then uncovered a flint work wall. MAS spokesman Doug Courtney said: “This is thought to be from the earlier 1750′s farmhouse as close inspection of [...]
This is sad: The wreckage of the “unsinkable” Titanic is litter with modern day garbage. “Beer cans, plastic cups, that sort of thing,” Delgado said. “We even found a detergent box lying in the middle of the wreck site… That garbage is going to be around for a very long time.” Private deep-sea excursions – [...]
An inventory check conducted by Swiss customs officials turned up an ancient sarcophagus. Now Turkey is claiming ownership. The Journal des Arts stated that since the Swiss law on customs was reinforced in 2009 – following the discovery of 200 ancient Egyptian pieces in 2003 and the updated trafficking of diamonds through Geneva free port [...]
Archaeologists in Australia are hunting for evidence of the country’s only pirate: Black Jack Anderson. WA archaeologists, who went to Middle Island – the biggest island in the archipelago – during a recent expedition to the remote area, surveyed what is believed to have been Anderson’s cave in a bay on the south side of [...]
A London shipyard which closed in 1912 has been uncovered by construction work on the London Crossrail. The HMS Warrior, the world’s first all-iron warship was completed at the site in October 1861 and was the largest, fastest, most heavily-armed and most heavily-armoured warship in the world. The company also set up a football club [...]
The 350-500-year-old remains of a teenager and a prehistoric antler hammerhead have been found in a cave in County Clare, Ireland. Dr Dowd said “the discovery of the fabulous antler hammerhead is hugely exciting. I can’t find any other parallels in Irish archaeology.” The antler came from a red deer stag aged over 6½ years [...]
Roadworks in St. Andrews, Scotland, has revealed the remains of a group of Franciscan monks who lived on the site in the 15th century. The remains were found a mere 6 inches from the surface. Archaeologist Douglas Spiers said: “St Andrews is a town of considerable antiquity so we always held the possibility of archaeological [...]
National Geographic has posted some amazing new photographs of the Titanic in anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the “unsinkable” ship’s sinking. With her rudder cleaving the sand and two propeller blades peeking from the murk, Titanic’s mangled stern rests on the abyssal plain, 1,970 feet south of the more photographed bow. This optical mosaic [...]
Research on a shipwreck discovered in the Aegean in 1993 has revealed that the cargo was on it’s way to the Apollon Temple in Claros. Five years of conservation work have revealed that the ship, known as the K?z?lburun shipwreck, took its name from the ancient name of Marmara Island, “Prokenessos,” and sank during a [...]