1+ week, 2+ day ago   (705+ words) Sixty meters beneath the Baltic, an intact ship holds champagne and luxury goods untouched for generations. Although the sonar image of the object looked small enough to allow for a short dive, Polish divers investigating the Baltic Sea thought it…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (543+ words) The scale of the coin hoard uncovered off Sardinia has been described by officials as historically significant, yet the full account of how it came to rest on the seafloor remains incomplete. Understanding why this particular hoard matters requires looking…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (334+ words) It took over two thousand years for this ancient well to reveal what was hiding at the bottom. Experts say it's unlike anything found before. What makes the discovery especially notable is preservation. Because the well remained underwater in a…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (593+ words) A Sicilian fisherman went looking for a rock formation underwater. Instead, he found a wreck that authorities are now calling one of the most important underwater discoveries in recent years, and the full details are still being confirmed. A spearfisherman…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (511+ words) Deep in a coastal necropolis in Sicily, archaeologists uncovered something they weren't expecting: an extraordinarily rare gold coin, untouched for over two thousand years. Archaeologists have discovered a rare Syracusan gold coin dating back to the fifth century BC during…...