You're invited to join us for a week of fieldwork on the amazing 5 mile stretch of beach at Sandwich Flats. We'll be monitoring archaeological sites we already know about, investigating new sites that have been revealed by the winter storms. Read more
Fieldwork buddies Nautical Archaeology Society and Citizan are collaborating to offer two guided walks along Sandwich Flats after our week of fieldwork and training. Read more
Our Education Officer, Peta Knott, started off the year with a trip to Boston – the Boston where it’s best to not mention tea! Here, she shares her experience of a conference where everything is bigger! Read more
Founding member of NAS and regular saviour of maritime heritage Valerie Fenwick and NAS member, Southampton University PhD candidate and historic boat enthusiast Jack Pink recall a remarkable collection of international boats that were once part of our UK cultural heritage but have now been dispersed overseas. Read more
Promoting the preservation, protection and research of our nautical heritage.
Help us to raise £200,000 to support the work of The London Shipwreck Trust to advance, promote and provide for the preservation of the amazing London shipwreck and its artefacts for public benefit and to protect it for future generations. Discover more here...
Without you — our supporters, members and sponsors — we would not be able to do our work, protecting our global nautical heritage. Join us if you too have a passion for our maritime past and want to get involved, on the foreshore or under water. You will learn that discovery really is just the beginning...
The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology Webinar Series is a great way to hear from and ask questions of some of the world's leading authors in nautical archaeology. Discover more here.....
We have different types of membership to suit everyone including students, retirees, families, couples and non-UK residents.
This year the Nautical Archaeology Society, The Irish Underwater Council (CFT) and The CHERISH Project will be co-hosting a two-day conference in Dublin titled "SeaChange: Human and Climate Influences on our Maritime Past". Find out more about the 2020 event and previous events here.......
After only being a NAS member for six months, Neil Cooper decided to dive into the unknown and attend the NAS annual conference. Here he tells his tale….
A chance to dive two of the UK’s protected wrecks in one day. A morning dive on the Holland 5 submarine (32m) followed by the wreck trail around the cannon on the 17th century Normans' Bay site (12m). Read more
SOLD OUT! A chance to dive with the NAS Diving Club (NASAC) on two of England's protected wrecks in one day. We visit the Invincible shipwreck (launched 1744, sank 1758) and the A1 submarine (launched 1902, sank 1914), both of which lie at a maximum depth of c.14m. Read more
SOLD OUT ! - A chance to dive two of the UK’s protected wrecks in one day. A morning dive on the Holland 5 submarine (32m) followed by the wreck trail around the cannon on the 17th century Normans' Bay site (12m). Read more
This year the Nautical Archaeology Society, The Irish Underwater Council (CFT) and The CHERISH Project will be co-hosting a two-day conference in Dublin titled "SeaChange: Human and Climate Influences on our Maritime Past". Find out more about the 2020 event and previous events here....... Read more
After only being a NAS member for six months, Neil Cooper decided to dive into the unknown and attend the NAS annual conference. Here he tells his tale…. Read more
Maritime archaeologist, long-term NAS supporter and now co-chair of the ODHN Organising Committee, Antony Firth reports on this new initiative that’s getting ready for ten years of important heritage activities across the globe. Read more