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Nissia: My favourite maritime archaeology fieldwork experience

In this short video, Crystal Safadi discusses the fieldwork she undertook at Nissia, Paralimni, Cyprus: The Nissia Shipwreck is from the Ottoman period. It is located on the southeast coast of Cyprus. The shipwreck has been known about by the local diving community ever since the 1980s. Continue reading →

Boat burials in Scandinavia

In this article, Esther Unterweger explains the importance of boat burials in Scandinavia. On account of the diversity of rituals one encounters through the archaeological, iconographic or textual record, it becomes clear that a boat or ship occupied an important role in various rituals reaching far back in the history of Scandinavia. Continue reading →