We are excited to welcome Dr Athena Trakadas as the new editor of the International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. Athena will take over from Miranda Richardson on the 1st December and is looking forward to taking the journal into the next 50 years. Discover more about Athena here... Read more
News and announcements from the NAS
In 2019-2020 the NAS project managed a feasibility study for a scheme of recovery, recording and reburial of "at risk" objects and diagnostic structural elements of the wreck of the London, lost in the Thames Estuary in 1665. Discover more here... Read more
Artefacts from protected wrecks in England have begun to be conserved thanks to grant support from the Aurelius Trust and the Headley Trust. The funding will help the conservation of artefacts exposed on protected wreck sites that are at risk of being lost for ever. Discover more here... Read more
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
Matthew Richter joins us as a Heritage Events Assistant through the UK Governments Kickstart scheme assisted by the Historic England Kickstart Gateway for employers in the heritage sector. discover more about Matthew here... Read more
Historic England, MSDS Marine and the Nautical Archaeology Society have announced a grant of £13,000 from the Aurelius Trust and the Headley Trust to help fund the conservation of artefacts exposed on the seabed at protected wreck sites that are recovered by these volunteers because they are at risk of being lost for ever. Discover more here... Read more
It’s been exactly a month since our communications intern has joined us. Max is now definitely part of the NAS, by his participation to what goes on here and his commitment to the tasks at hand. The French student has a key role to play in the development of different projects in the upcoming months, and he’s given us an insight of how its been going so far. Discover more here… Read more
The NAS has signed a new International Training Partner Agreement with the Portuguese Navy Research Centre (CINAV) to teach NAS courses in Portugal, Madeira and the Azores. Discover more here... Read more
Welcome aboard to our latest Nautical Archaeology Society team member, Max Smith. Joining us from France where he studies information and communication, he will be part of our communications team as an intern. Over the summer Max is going to bring a fresh set of eyes to the NAS. Discover more about Max here...... Read more
The NAS are excited to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MSDS Marine Limited to bring together the extensive experience of both organisations for the benefit of underwater cultural heritage research, promotion, education and enjoyment. Discover more here... Read more
For the last six months Peta's main project has been keeping a small person alive and entertained! But now that she is back working as the NAS Education Manger she is looking forward to planning a new a diverse Education Programme that takes tips from our online Covid world and blends it with in-person activity. Discover more here.... Read more
The Big Anchor Project has received grant funding from the Honor Frost Foundation to help develop the project website and resources and to design a project App to help people record anchors in real time. The project starting in April will complete by the end of the year. Discover more here..... Read more