Bad weather led Dutch ship into Western Australian coast
The Dutch East India Company (VOC) ship, the Zuytdorp, likely crashed into the shore of Western Australia due to a storm and not bad navigation, new […]
Maritime archaeology scholarship advancing Dutch-Australian heritage
Building on years of research into Australia’s collection of Dutch shipwrecks off the West Australian coast, Flinders University is partnering with the Embassy of the Kingdom […]
Mysterious new behaviour seen in whales may be recorded in ancient manuscripts
In 2011, scientists recorded a previously unknown feeding strategy in whales around the world. Now, researchers in Australia think they may have found evidence of this […]
Aboriginal artefacts on continental shelf reveal ancient landscapes
The first underwater Aboriginal archaeological sites have been discovered off northwest Australia dating back thousands of years when the current seabed was dry land. Aboriginal artefacts […]
Ancient seawall first known defence against sea level rise
Ancient Neolithic villagers on the Carmel Coast in Israel built a seawall to protect their settlement against rising sea levels in the Mediterranean, revealing humanity’s struggle […]
360° virtual animation dive of Iceland shipwreck
October 16th marks exactly 360 years since the Dutch merchant ship Melckmeyt (Milkmaid) was wrecked off a remote Icelandic island during a clandestine trading mission. Since […]
Star alumni shine brightly on world stage
Nine outstanding Flinders University graduates across a wide spectrum of professions form an impressive group of enterprising and innovative thought-leaders to be acknowledged in the University’s […]
Ship Shapes – archaeology goes Dutch
Maritime archaeologists from Flinders will use 3D scanning to map in fine detail some of the last remaining 17th and 18th century scale model ships in […]
3D modelling brings shipwrecks to life as international experts gather at Flinders
Some of the most advanced 3D modelling techniques will bring shipwrecks to life at a Maritime Archaeology workshop from today until Saturday (24-26 November) in Adelaide […]