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An archeologist examines an underwater site. Source.
A Fight for Rights: Underwater Archaeological Sites

The recent discovery of a 16th century merchant ship in French territorial waters and the positive identification of an early 18th century Spanish galleon off the coast of Colombia…

Two of the four lions in Trafalgar Square, one of the Landseer’s most famous works. At the base of Nelson's Column, 2021. License
An Exploration of Edwin Landseer’s “Man Proposes, God Disposes”

During the Victorian era, one name constantly echoed within the walls of every English art enthusiast was Edwin Landseer (1802 – 1873). Son of John Landseer, an engraver and writer…

Samuel Scott, Wager's Action off Cartegena, 28 May 1708, oil on canvas, before 1772, National Maritime Museum
Colombia Wants to Recover $20 Billion from Storied Shipwreck, San José
Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has made the recovery of the San Jose, a shipwreck from 1708 laden with billions of dollars worth of treasure, a priority for his administration.
 Divers work to recover and study remains from the Antikythera shipwreck in 2012.
Underwater Archaeology: 10 Shipwrecks & Lost Cities
Archaeology is a field that is constantly producing new and exciting finds, yet most people may not realize that many actually come from beneath the surface of the world’s many oceans, seas, rivers,…
Samuel Scott, Wager's Action off Cartagena, 28 May 1708, before 1772. Oil on canvas 33.9 x 8.9 in. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
The Global Battle for the San José—The Holy Grail of Shipwrecks
The Spanish Galleon San José, which sank off the coast of Colombia in 1708, was rediscovered by Colombian officials in 2015 near Cartagena. For years, the San José was called the “holy grail of…