Avondster
Avondster shipwreck project – Sri Lanka
Mary Rose
Mary Rose shipwreck 1545
Colossus stern carving
The Colossus stern carving in conservation at the Mary Rose Trust
National Maritime Museum
Useful catalogue of manuscripts and maritime art
Valhalla figurehead collection
The Valhalla figurehead collection on Tresco, Isles of Scilly
The Newport Ship
15th century ship remains excavated in Newport, Wales
The Swan
The swan wrecked at Duart Point in 1653
Resolution
Resolution wrecked in the great storm of 1703
Archaeology Data Service
ADS – Archives of numerous shipwreck and finds projects
Charlestown Shipwreck Museum
Record of finds at the Charlestown Shipwreck Museum from Protected Wreck Sites
Charlestown Shipwreck and Heritage Centre
Museum in Cornwall with a huge collection of material recovered from historic wreck site – great for kids aged from 5 to 55
Council for British Archaeology
CBA – Details of conferences, fieldwork opportunities and research papers
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
DCMS – responsible for Protected Wreck sites in England
DCMS
DCMS – Underwater Archaeology
DCMS / EH
DCMS – The Advisory Committee for Historic Wreck Sites, responsible for the Protected Wreck sites in England
English Heritage
EH – Maritime archaeology section
EH – Protected Wreck Sites
EH – Protected wreck sites, including how to apply for a license to visit or survey on these sites
EH – Colossus game
EH – Colossus game, find the treasure and swim round the site – Suitable for fairly young children
Hampshire and White Trust for Maritime Archaeology
Details of their work, mainly around the
Solent
Institute of Field Archaeologists
IFA - the professional organisation for archaeologists in the United Kingdom
London Maritime
LoMAG – Useful information on the
Archaeological Group groups maritime projects
Nautical Archaeology Society
NAS – Conferences and training in maritime archaeology. They also publish the International Journal of Nautical Archaeology.
The South West Maritime
SWMAG – Interesting accounts of the
Archaeological Group Salcombe cannon site and the tin ingot site
Wessex Archaeology
Wessex are currently the diving contractor for the protected wreck sites
Wreck site
Shipwreck index
VoC wrecks
VoC shipwrecks index
Multibeam sonar
Wrecksight – high resolution multibeam sonar images of shipwrecks
MoSS project
MoSS project – interesting details on
monitoring the deterioration of historic shipwrecks
National Monuments Record
NMR thesauri – standard terms useful
Thesauri when describing material from historic
shipwrecks.
The National Archives
PRO – index of documents held – very useful when researching shipwrecks
Portable Antiquities Scheme
PAS – help in identification and recording of objects found.
3H Consulting
3H – Useful information on surveying underwater – including free download of student edition of Site Recorder a maritime GIS
York Survey
York survey supplies – useful source for survey equipment including tapes and survey tags.
CMax
C Max – Manufacturers of sidescan sonar equipment
Aquascan
Manufacturers of underwater metal detectors
PLSM
Underwater acoustic position fixing system
Otter dry-suits
Otter dry-suits
The Heritage Lottery Fund
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