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 recent discovery of an ancient shipwreck’s cargo has illuminated Iron Age trade networks and revealed a previously lost ...

While classical Greece brings to mind great poets, architects and sculptors, the people had to eat, too. Now undersea explorers have found evidence of trade in one of the Greeks' most common foods, ...

Now, Franck Goddio, the French underwater archaeologist who rediscovered Thonis-Heracleion, says the 82-foot-long (25-meter-long) military ship was discovered in the major canal that flowed along the ...

An ancient Greek shipwreck where a remarkable analog computer was found has yielded fascinating new insights. The remains of the Roman-era shipwreck—dated to the 1st century B.C.—were fortuitously ...

India is celebrating an ancient maritime tradition by launching a ship stitched together using coir ropes and natural resins. This vessel, constructed with techniques dating back to the 5th century, ...

We’ve talked about some very old wooden ships before, whether original or replicas, but this one might just be the oldest one yet. The shipwreck of an ancient vessel was used to create a replica that ...

A new survey of an iconic ancient shipwreck off the coast of Greece has revealed new treasures — and the remains of a second sunken vessel — more than 2,000 years after it plunged to the bottom of the ...

The wreckage of a Roman ship that sunk more than 2,000 years ago was discovered off the Italian coast near Rome. The cargo ship was found on a seabed off the port in Civitavecchia, which is about 50 ...

While we often talk about Ancient Egyptians, we rarely get a chance to marvel at what some Ancient Egyptians pioneered all those years ago. Japan may very well be sailing away in a futuristic ship, ...