Meet Morgan, a 21-year-old maritime archaeology student at the University of Southampton who is excited to be volunteering with us. Discover more about Morgan here... Read more
Since 2019 the NAS has been recording and researching a historic wreck found by a dive boat skipper off the Sussex coast. Now designated as a protected wreck, the NAS has been working with volunteer divers to help document the site for the UK and Dutch heritage agencies. Discover more here... Read more
Thanks to generous grant support from Historic England we are launching a brand new course on Photography and Photogrammetry for Maritime Archaeology. Discover more here... Read more
News and announcements from the NAS
As Education Manager, I fully acknowledge that I have the best job in the world. Not only do I get to work with a fantastic bunch of NAS members, I also get the opportunity to travel to some amazing places. I’ve just spent five days in Antalya on the south coast of Turkey. Let me tell you why I was there. 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
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
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
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
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