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
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
News and announcements from the NAS
Over the weekend of 28-29th of September 2019, a group of locals and volunteers took part in the NAS and MSDS Marine’s biannual survey to Sandwich, Kent, to continue the investigation into the wrecks on the foreshore. Find out what they discovered on their hunt for the "Juno" 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. Find out more here.. Read more
On a one off NAS course, a team of archaeologists from St Andrews University recently partnered with the University of Dar es Salaam to teach Tanzanians how to research and preserve their local underwater heritage. Researchers Edward Pollard, Richard Bates, Ellie Graham, and Elgidius Ichumbak tell their story… Read more
NAS CEO Mark Beattie-Edwards discusses why historical shipwrecks like the London, lost on the Thames Estuary, hold significance in today's society, and what we can do to protect them. Discover more about the wreck of the London here.... Read more
Citizen archaeologists around the world are being urged to share their anchor ‘finds’ following the relaunch of The Big Anchor Project that aims to be the world’s biggest public record of these iconic objects. Discover more here... Read more
The UK’s nautical heritage is under constant threat from the ravages of nature as well as human impact. The NAS' objective is to advance education and awareness of nautical and maritime archaeological heritage so that it can be saved for future generations. Discover more here..... Read more