Three ancient shipwrecks that carried pottery cargoes and two from later times were discovered last month by a Greek-U.S. team of marine archaeologists in the notoriously treacherous waters of the ...

We imagine the ancient world as one made of stone. Marble temples, megalithic structures, and rock-hewn tombs dominate the modern image of the pre-modern period. That image is, of course, an ...

Nov. 3 -- Four Roman-era shipwrecks, including one elaborately hand-carved wooden vessel, have been discovered in the depths of the Black Sea, members of a National Geographic expedition announced ...

The Indian Navy's newest ship is not a combat beast but a spectacular all-wood sailing yacht that recreates ancient designs ...

CAIRO — An American-Italian team of archeologists has found the remains of 4,000-year-old ships that used to carry cargo between Pharaonic Egypt and the mysterious land of Punt, the Supreme Council of ...

The remains of a long-lost vessel once described by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus have been discovered by researchers off the northern coast of Egypt. The ship, called a baris, was detailed by ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the wreck of an extremely rare vessel that traveled the Nile around 2,500 years ago, solving an ancient puzzle. The barge is one of more than 70 wrecks found in ...

NARRATOR: The ancient Egyptians created some of the greatest wonders on Earth—pyramids, temples, statues—but they are far less known for their mastery of the sea. CHERYL WARD (Coastal Carolina ...

The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel INSV Kaundinya, an indigenously built ancient-style stitched ship, has embarked on a historic ...

An archaeological survey expedition called the Black Sea Maritime Archaeological Project discovered a shipwreck about 80km (49.7 miles) from the Bulgarian city of Burgas. A pair of remotely operated ...