The Danaos Project

The DANAOS PROJECT is a collaborative endeavor between the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA) at Texas A&M University, the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) and the Hellenic Institute for Ancient and Medieval Alexandrian Studies (HIAMAS).

The projects aim is to investigate evidence of maritime contacts and trade routes between the Aegean world and Egypt in antiquity, as well as Crete's role in Mediterranean trade throughout history. The geographic focus of our investigation is the deep seabed between Crete and Egypt, where we hypothesize that numerous prehistoric and historic shipwrecks have come to rest. Our investigative tools include HCMRs research vessel Aegaeo and its various remote sensing instruments, including sonars, remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) and the submersible Thetis.

http://ina.tamu.edu/danaos/

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