UNDERWATER NEWS

Bodrum (Turkey) is considered to be center of underwater archaeology in the Mediterranean. The Institute of Nautical Archaeology, founded by Prof. George Bass in 1972, has been excavating shipwrecks in the region since the day it was formed. With the cooperation of the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology, directed by Mr. Oguz Alpozen, the Institute transformed the Museum into a showpiece of our nautical heritage.

Bodrum is also a great location for scuba divers. With many dive clubs serving the town and the region, divers can find great excursions to remarkable sites in the area, most of them no farther than one hours sailing.

Please stay tuned... and make sure you have a book mark to visit us again.

• INTERNATIONAL UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY WORK SHOP. Bodrum July 2-9th 2002.
• 1st INTERNATIONAL KEMER UNDERWATER DAYS: 16-19 May, 2002
• SHIPWRECKS OF ANATOLIA imaging project finishes its second season (2001)
• INA-BODRUM - Library and Conservation Laboratory: Images of the construction (28th-April-1999)
• INA-BODRUM - Library and Conservation Laboratory: Interior Design Plans (28th-March-1999) The building is almost finish and the interior design is starting. Please visit our page and feel free to post your comments.
• Daily updated site about our Aegean Archaeological surveys, follow Virazon and INA's team on their search for ancient shipwrecks. (August-1998)
• The Italian Navy will perform an archaeological underwater survey (April-1998) For the first time, war vessels will comb the sea-bottom in an archaeological mission.
• Lectures on Underwater Archaeology at Turkish Universities (April-1998) Director of INA for Turkish operations is starting a series of talks to introduce INA and underwater archaeology to Turkish University students.
• Last improvements in the Uluburun exhibit hall (April-1998) The Uluburun Hall in the museum is getting ready to host the worlds oldest shipwreck: Uluburun Bronze Age Ship. The work is going full speed in both the main hall and the interim exhibit hall...
• Another Antikythera? (February 23,1998) A trawler captain operating in the North Aegean has contacted Tufan Turanli regarding some objects he recovered with his fishing net. The objects are two copper cauldrons, one copper brazier and a beautiful small bronze statuette of a horse. And, the captain says, there is a lot more. 
• Construction of the INA research library in Bodrum (February-1998) The Construction of the Institute's library is progressing. The plans have been finally finished and preliminary work has started. It is hoped that major construction can be finished before the summer.
• Shell Turkey support to INA:(January-1998) Shell Turkey, Institute's supporter for thirteen years, is also helping with publicizing INA's work. Shell Turkey's calendar devoted one full page to INA, featuring one of Tufan Turanli's pictures. Shell Turkey also featured Tufan Turanli's survey efforts and Uluburun shipwreck in their Ramadan Holiday card.
• Yapi Kredi Bank 1998 Calendar (January-1998) Yapi Kredi is one of the three biggest banks of Turkey. Yapi Kredi's 1998 calendar featured the Institute from the beginning to the end. After opening with a page describing the Institute the calendar continues with Tufan Turanli's pictures from the 1997 survey. The calendar, of which 100,000 copies were printed, was distributed in Turkey and Europe.
• An Interim Project for the Exhibit of Uluburun Shipwreck (November-1998) Finally the artifacts recovered from Uluburun have got a home: there will be an interim display of some selected objects and presentation of videos until the main hall is finished. Interior details designed by Mr. Cemal Mutlu, a renown interio architect from Istanbul, are being applied by a construction team of INA. The hall is expected to open in May 1998.
• Documentary about INA in Japan's High Definition Television (NHK) (June-1998) The Japanese NHK production company was in Turkey during 1997 summer to make a series about Turkey in co-production with Turkish television, one of the 90 minutes programs was dedicated to the underwater world and history...

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