As new and enthusiastic members of NAS, Ashton East and Aimee Minns seized upon a free Saturday and went to expand their marine knowledge of their local area at the Museum of London Docklands’ Secret Rivers exhibition. Find out what they discovered here... Read more
Hidden just off Chesil Beach lie two wreck sites which, although they have been the focus of investigations for over 10 years, their identity remains a mystery. This year the Nautical Archaeology Society and Maritime Archaeology Trust are partnering to reveal the secrets of the wrecks and bring past research to the digital world with the help of local divers, and they’re giving the public a chance to get involved. Read more
CITiZAN Community Archaeologist Grant Bettinson joined us alongside his team in July, for an adventure into the creative world of content creation for digital public engagement. Find out what he discovered here... Read more
NAS Member Mike Cross reports on his recent experience of diving on the Salcombe Cannons as part of the Salcombe Cannon Protected Wreck Project. Did everything go to plan for the team? Find out here... Read more
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This autumn we offered the chance on a dive amongst the ancient amphorae of the Mazotos wreck! Visitors divedthe wreck, met the team and learnt about the underwater archaeological excavation. Hosted by Maritime Archaeological Research Laboratory - MARELab of the Archaeological Research Unit, University Of Cyprus. Thanks to Funding from the Honor Frost Foundation and support of Vasiliko Terminal Services. Read more
Maritime archaeology graduate and field archaeologist Csenge Markus returned to her nautical roots in the summer of '19, and joined NAS at Bristol Harbour Festival to help engage and enthuse the public in their maritime heritage. Find out what she discovered here... Read more
Member of the UK Mine and Cave Diving and Exploration group, Karen Garner, writes about a new type of diving that she’s recently added to her repertoire. Find out what she discovered here... Read more
Most places in the UK are fairly close to some sort of maritime heritage centre. Discover which one is closest to you on this online map! Read more
In 2019 the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) and the Maritime Archaeology Trust (MAT) will be running training activities and series of public events based around the Chesil Beach protected wrecks off the coast of Weymouth. Discover more here.... Read more
Susie McGraw is a forensic archaeologist who attended our Underwater Skills Days to see if she’d like to diversify into underwater archaeology. As you’ll find out here, she made the right decision! Read more
Member of Richmond Sub-Aqua Club, David Baker, describes his recent experiences completing our eLearning courses and then doing his practical Skills Days – in a pub! Find out how it went here... Read more
This maritime compendium covers the archipelago of the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall. It also covers the surrounding sea areas which use Scilly as a focus, i.e. incidents, usually referred to as ‘off Scilly’. The Seven Stones are certainly included and some incidents may cover an area nearer to the Wolf Rock and Land’s End. Discover more here..... Read more