Phoenician Shipwreck Project in Gozo 2017

Once the age and typology of the shipwreck were identified it became clear that this unique site deserved to be explored and studied in depth. The first question that needed to be answered is whether there was any more archaeology buried in the sediments located under the visible layer. To this end a Sub Bottom Profiler was deployed over the site to read into the layers of sand and silt. Close to two meters of archaeology remains buried in the seabed. It was not until 2014 however that an international team was formed to conduct further studies on the site. A manned submersible was used to explore the shipwreck in close proximity whilst simultaneously using three high-resolution still cameras to obtain thousands of photographs. The latter were stitched together to form a 3D photogrammetric image of the entire archaeological site. This very high resolution survey of the shipwreck permitted archaeologists to better understand the make up of the cargo as well as select some important pieces for recovery.

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