Nautical Archaeology Society

Sinking a fake wreck is harder than you think!

As NAS members and the NAS dive club found out recently, sinking a fake wreck is harder than you think! We've been creating a new 'archaeological site' at Vobster Quay ready to run more Skills Days. Read more
Cannon Research and Recording

NEW COURSE FOR 2022. An online course about researching cannon that also gives you practical skills in recording cannon above or below the water. Read more
New Online Educational Courses

In 2020 the Nautical Archaeology Society was awarded a grant of nearly £46,000 from Historic England’s COVID-19 emergency fund. The grant was awarded to allow the Society to revise and extend the content on our eLearning platform. It is now possible to complete these three courses online. Discover more here... Read more
Annual Conference

Call for Papers Now Closed. The 2022 Annual Conference will be held in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland on the 19th and 20th November 2022. We were excited to be in Ireland in 2022 in partnership with the CHERISH Project, Diving Ireland and the National Monuments Service. Discover more about the event here...... Read more

May 2022: We are open for business and working in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Discovery is just the beginning

Promoting the preservation, protection and research of our nautical heritage.

Help Save The London

Please 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 in the Thames Estuary and its artefacts for public benefit and to protect it for future generations. Discover more here...

Support our Work

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...

eLearning

We are excited to launch brand new versions of our award winning eLearning courses to help you begin your archaeological training from the comfort of your own home. There are three courses available, with each made up of a series of modules which include images, videos, animations and quizzes. Discover more about our eLearning courses here....

Join Us or Renew

Indulge your passion for nautical archaeology, and help us explore, preserve and record the world’s intertidal and underwater heritage for future generations. Discover more about us here...

Dive Club

NASAC is a volunteer run archaeological dive club affiliated to the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) and is run by NAS members for NAS members. Our purpose is to provide project-based archaeological diving opportunities for NAS members. Discover more about NASAC here....

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology is a forum for the exchange of ideas and research relevant to all aspects of nautical and maritime archaeology. Discover more about our journal here...

Our impact

+16,000	People have attended an NAS event around the world
Top 5%	Our journal articles are in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
23	Wonderful training partners around the world teaching NAS courses

Annual Conference

Call for Papers Now Closed. The 2022 Annual Conference will be held in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland on the 19th and 20th November 2022. We were excited to be in Ireland in 2022 in partnership with the CHERISH Project, Diving Ireland and the National Monuments Service. Discover more about the event here......

Events

Conservation of Marine Finds

Hands-on experience conserving archaeological finds from the marine environment including artefacts raised from the Rooswijk and London wrecks. Read more
Start: 1^st October, 2022 at 10:00am

End: 1^st October, 2022 at 4:00pm

Published: 5^th December, 2018

Updated: 15^th March, 2022

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Location: Fort Cumberland, Fort Cumberland Road, Southsea, PO4 9LD
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Underwater Skills Days

Learn the essential practical skills that will allow you to develop your interest in underwater archaeology. Read more
Start: 24^th September, 2022 at 9:00am

End: 25^th September, 2022 at 5:00pm

Published: 28^th March, 2019

Updated: 15^th March, 2022

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Location: Stoney Cove Dive Centre, Sapcote Rd, Leicester, LE9 4DW
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Underwater Skills Days

Learn the essential practical skills that will allow you to develop your interest in underwater archaeology. Read more
Start: 16^th July, 2022 at 9:00am

End: 17^th July, 2022 at 5:00pm

Published: 28^th March, 2019

Updated: 15^th March, 2022

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Location: Stoney Cove Dive Centre, Sapcote Rd, Leicester, LE9 4DW
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Underwater Skills Days

Learn the essential practical skills that will allow you to develop your interest in underwater archaeology. Read more
Start: 18^th June, 2022 at 9:00am

End: 18^th June, 2022 at 5:00pm

Published: 28^th March, 2019

Updated: 15^th March, 2022

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Location: Vobster Quay, Radstock, BA3 5SD
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Annual Conference

Call for Papers Now Closed. The 2022 Annual Conference will be held in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland on the 19th and 20th November 2022. We were excited to be in Ireland in 2022 in partnership with the CHERISH Project, Diving Ireland and the National Monuments Service. Discover more about the event here...... Read more
MOD Wreck Assessments

A chance in 2022 for divers to record and monitor military wrecks and get training in the process. Discover more about our plans here... Read more
Introducing Effy

Effy Evans joins us as an Assistant Projects Officer through the UK Governments Kickstart scheme assisted by the Historic England Kickstart Gateway for employers in the heritage sector. Discover more about Effy here... Read more

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+16,000

Top 5%

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