"When I get in the water, I’m in a completely different environment and there’s something in your brain that clicks on and it makes you focus more." - Kieran Hosty
Video: James Hunter/ANMM. Museum maritime archaeologist Kieran Hosty examines the forward engine room of HMAS Perth (I) in Banten Bay, Indonesia in May 2017
Explore Leo's Story, our second feature on Deep Dive. Maritime archaeologists Kieran Hosty and Dr James Hunter join the team from Aliquam, and Silentworld Foundation conservator Heather Berry, in introducing 12-year-old Leo to the world of scuba diving and maritime archaeology.
Photography: Nathan Roderick/Aliquam.
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Discover how researchers from Sydney, Australia and students from Kaiserslautern, Germany developed a virtual dive to the wreck of South Australian.
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The museum, in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, Silentworld Foundation, and National Trust of South Australia (Robe Branch), has produced a community artefact conservation booklet.
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