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This massive marble head found by the latest excavations at the Antikythera wreck site is thought to represent the Greek demigod Heracles. Here we see a diver underwater examining a very worn marble sculpture head.

Head of Hercules and other treasures found on Roman 'Antikythera Mechanism' shipwreck

By Tom Metcalfe last updated

The wreck of a Roman treasure ship that sank near a Greek island more than 2,000 years ago with the famous Antikythera Mechanism on board is giving up new relics.

Romans
A scuba diver in deep dark water inspecting a sunken vessel.

Rare 400-year-old ship found in German river is a stunningly preserved 'time capsule'

By Tom Metcalfe last updated

The ship didn't capsize, but "sank almost standing."

Archaeology
The view of the ship in the excavation pit from the bow

Medieval cargo ship unexpectedly found during construction work in Estonia

By Emily Staniforth published

A ship, uncovered by construction workers near Tallinn's Old Harbor in Estonia, is a rare find that can shed light on medieval shipbuilding.

Archaeology
The taffrail and ship’s wheel.

Shackleton's lost Endurance ship discovered beneath Antarctic sea

By Tom Metcalfe published

Ernest Shackleton's lost ice ship Endurance, which famously sank in 1915, has been rediscovered by searchers under Antarctica's Weddell Sea.

Archaeology
The ships were raised from the depths by an underwater volcano.

WWII 'ghost ships' rise from Pacific after volcanic eruption

By Ben Turner published

Experts predict that the island of Iwo Jima could be on the verge of eruption.

Archaeology
After 437 years on the sea bottom, about half of the Mary Rose's hull is now on display in Portsmouth in the U.K.

Henry VIII's favorite ship has a bacteria problem, and now scientists have ID'ed the culprits

By Mindy Weisberger published

Acid attacks from sulfur-producing bacteria could eat away at the preserved hull of a ship that was once the pride of King Henry VIII's armada, scientists recently discovered.

Archaeology
Divers on the latest archaeological expedition to the shipwreck of the Mentor, which sank in 1802 with valuable sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens on board.

Greek ship carrying parts of the Parthenon is giving up more secrets

By Tom Metcalfe published

Archaeology
Crates on board the shipwreck may hold the lost furnishings of the Amber Room, which was looted from a Russian palace by invading German soldiers in 1941.

Nazi wreck may hold looted treasures from Russian palace's 'Amber Room'

By Tom Metcalfe published

Human Behavior
No lives were lost in the sinking of the USS Grenadier, but the crew were taken prisoners of war and suffered brutal tortures by the Japanese military.

Divers discover lost WWII submarine wreck off Southeast Asia

By Tom Metcalfe published

Divers in Southeast Asia have located the lost wreck of what's thought to be a U.S. Navy submarine that sank in 1943 after it was attacked by Japanese aircraft.

Archaeology
Scientists in Mexico have identified the wreck of La Union, a Mayan slave ship.

Mysterious Mexican wreck was an illegal slave ship

By Stephanie Pappas published

Archaeologists have identified the wreck of a Mexican steamer as La Union, an illegal slave ship that smuggled the Maya as cargo to Cuba.

Archaeology
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