Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
During a series of geological events, the Salinic orogeny and Caledonian progeny, all three land masses began to converge upon each other, slowly diminishing the ocean by subducting the oceanic crust. By the end of the Silurian period, approximately 420 million years ago, the ocean had disappeared. The geological fault zone resulting from the ...
The submerged city of Pavlopetri (Greek: Παυλοπέτρι) is found in Vatika Bay, off the coast of southern Laconia in Peloponnese, Greece. It is about 5,000 years old, making it the oldest submerged city known in the world. [citation needed] Pavlopetri is unique in having an almost complete town plan, including streets, buildings, and tombs.
The archaeologists found heaps of stone blocks resting on the sandy bottom at least 14 feet below the water’s surface. Near there, experts also located what is likely a funerary monument dating ...
It is thus a form of inheritance that allows current and future generations to learn about significant historical events. [4] Particular to the concept of heritage, international agreements exist under the Council of Europe such as the 1885 Convention on the Protection of Archaeological Heritage of Europe and the European Convention on the ...
The grave slabs, which were located about 22 feet underwater, were hauled to the surface by maritime archaeologists during a two-hour recovery operation on June 4, university officials said.
A tetrapod is a form of wave-dissipating concrete block used to prevent erosion caused by weather and longshore drift, primarily to enforce coastal structures such as seawalls and breakwaters. Tetrapods are made of concrete , and use a tetrahedral shape to dissipate the force of incoming waves by allowing water to flow around rather than ...
In this week’s science newsletter, explore an underwater mountain, catch up on a risky private space mission, solve a prehistoric cold case, marvel at continent-crossing dinos, and more.
The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is located within the New England and mid-Atlantic regions, 130 miles southeast of Cape Cod. [1] It comprises a total area of 4,913 square miles, [1] and protects four underwater seamounts (Bear, Mytilus, Physalia, and Retriever Seamounts) and three submarine canyons in the edge of the continental shelf (Oceanographer, Lydonia, and ...