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Estructuras sumergidas - Lacustres |
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Marine Fortifications on the Bottom of the Bay of Tallinn,
Vello Mäss |
Bulverket fortification, Gotland, Sweden |
| Submerged settlement in the Bay of Wismar, Germany.
Remains of dwelling from c 2000 BC |
Archäologische
Kulturdenkmale und Denkmalschutz am Bodensee, Helmut Schlichtherle |
| Cosquer
Cave, near Marseilles, France. Discovered in 1991 or '92, partially submerged cave with stone-age
paintings, at least 27000 years old. |
Crannogs,
Cavan, Northern Ireland |
| Lake
Settlement, Ireland, Aidan O'Sullivan |
The Oldest Bridge across the
River Thames, Eton Rowing Lake, England, 1400-1300 BC |
| Submerged forest & possible ancient ship,
the Solent, south England, forest dated to c 4300 BC |
The Bridge across Shannon,
Ireland. In 804 AD a 120 metres long wooden bridge was built across the Shannon River.
Investigated by divers 1997-98. |
| Leben auf
dem Wasser, Archäologie Online |
Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen, Bodensee Lake,
Germany |
| La Tène, prehistoric Celtic
lake settlement, located in 1857, Switzerland |
Colletière,
Medieval lake settlement, France |
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Stoneage settlements on the bottom of the Black Sea |
Phasis, Georgia. This could be the legendary destination
of Jason and the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece. Structures discovered at the
Black Sea coast in 1999. |
| Helike, Greek city sunk in 373 BC |
Heraklion & Menouthis, ancient
cities near Alexandria, recently located |
| Sea Level Changes, MR Bloch Archive,
Israel |
Port Royal, Jamaica. Parts of the
city sank after earthquake in 1692. |
| Santa Fe la Vieja, Argentina |
Dvaraka/Dwarka. Remains of Indian settlements
from 1500-1400 BC and later, submerged or washed away. |
| Underwater "Pyramids"
at Okinawa, Japan. Unidentified (natural?) structures. |
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Hallazgos en
turberas y botes monoxilos |
| The Nydam Boats, sacrificed weapons and boats in Denmark |
Bodies of the Bogs,
Archaeology, December 1997 |
| Shardlow Log Boat. Newly
found British logboat. |
The Estonian Maritime Museum
displays a logboat built as
recently as the 1880s. |
| The National Museum of Dublin displays a very large logboat. It is made of oak, and
over 10 metres long. In Ireland, more than 400 logboats have been found. |
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Puertos antiguos |
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King Øystein's
harbour at Agdenes, Norway, 12th century AD |
Harbours and trade during the Viking Age, Dan
Carlsson |
| Harbours
and trading places on Gotland AD 600-1000, Dan Carlsson |
Hedeby/Haitahabu.
Viking age trading port destroyed by fire in 1050 AD. In the old harbour 4 Viking ships have
been found. |
| The
Roman Docks, Marseilles, France. Discovered in 1947. Link. |
Ostia. First harbour of ancient Rome, later
replaced by the Port
of Claudius, present Fiumicino. The necropole of Ostia has several good ship images on the
gravestones. |
| Caesarea, Israel. Caesarea Maritima was founded by King
Herod in 22 B.C., constructed as an artificial harbour with concrete breakwaters, along the
straight unprotected coastline. The old port is partially submerged, now being investigated. |
Brioni. Roman port
at the Croatian coast. Investigated by German and Croatian archaeologists. |
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Roman Salt Ports, MR Bloch Archive,
Israel |
Alexandria, Egypt. The city was founded in 332 BC. This
was the location of the famous lighthouse of Pharos, maybe 100 m tall. In Medieval times it was
all destroyed by an earthquake. |
| Carthage, Tunisia. Remains of
the Phoenician naval base can be seen near Tunis. The circular "boat house" was
reported to have slipways for 220 warships. |
Leptis Magna, Libya. Roman port that silted
up. Has been excavated on land. |