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Maritime Archaeology

Maritime Archaeology

Discover stories behind the latest exhibitions, fascinating explorations into maritime archaeology and the surprising details of what happens inside (and outside) a modern working museum.

 

 

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Screenshot from the PS 'Herald' VR experience

The PS 'Herald' VR Experience

How do you share a historic shipwreck with those who aren't divers or maritime archaeologists?

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James Hunter (left) and Kieran Hosty use baseline-offset mapping to record the hull structure in South Australian's bow

South Australia's oldest known shipwreck found

Nearly 200 years after its loss, the barque 'South Australian' was relocated and an award-winning virtual dive has been developed in colboration students from Kaiserslautern, Germany.

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A small selection of the museum's Dunbar collection, purchased with the assistance of the Andrew Thyne Reid Charitable Trust

The melancholy wreck of the 'Dunbar'

With the loss of 121 passengers and crew, the wreck of the 'Dunbar' remains one of Australia's worst maritime disasters in peacetime.

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Articles

29 Dec 2011

Frederick Reef expedition
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15 Dec 2009

Wreck Reefs Expedition…last official day of the expedition
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Australian National Maritime Museum

15 Dec 2009

Wreck Reefs Expedition…Cato’s gudgeon and sea snakes
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Australian National Maritime Museum

15 Dec 2009

Wreck Reefs Expedition… the magnetometer arrives!
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11 Dec 2009

Wreck Reef expedition…magnetometer finds two interesting anomalies
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09 Dec 2009

Wreck Reef expedition…we’ve found the 1854 Mahaica wreck site!
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Australian National Maritime Museum

07 Dec 2009

Wreck Reef Expedition… short bios for each team member
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Australian National Maritime Museum

07 Dec 2009

Wreck Reef Expedition…more swim line searching
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03 Feb 2009

End of the trip now lets plan the next one
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The shipwreck of Itata

ABC Radio: Shipwreck of Itata interview

Maritime Archaeologist Dr James Hunter discusses Itata, the ship that wouldn't sink in Newcastle Harbour, in 1906.
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Events and Exhibitions

Habitat

Exhibition

A Graphic Tale of Shipwreck: Rediscovering South Australian
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Habitat

Exhibition

HMB Endeavour Cannon
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Habitat

Exhibition

Diver
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Underwater divers. Image iStock
Deep Dive
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Signals spring 2019
Signals magazine
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maritime archaeological finds - ceramic fragments
Wrecks and Relics
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Videos

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Kieran Hosty getting ready to dive for Clean Up Australia Day
Clean Up Australia Day
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Drafting an archaeological site plan
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Searching for Royal Charlotte shipwreck, 2012
Searching for Royal Charlotte Shipwreck
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