Gary Bankhead

I'm an amateur underwater archaeologist, author, small finds researcher, and illustrator with over 33 years of sub-aqua diving experience. I'm a qualified BSAC Dive Leader having dived extensively around UK inshore waters and I'm also a Level 3 Water Rescue Technician. As an accomplished public speaker, I've delivered over 400 talks, papers, and lectures. My other passions include long-distance walking and mountain climbing, highlighted by summiting Cerro Aconcagua (6,960m) in Argentina.

As an Honorary Fellow at Durham University's Department of Archaeology, my current role is to coordinate the wider research on the Durham River Wear Assemblage. I also work with the Department's MA students to record, research, and display the many historical artefacts that I find in the River Wear. 

Why not join me on my adventures!

Find out more: https://www.diveintodurham.uk/gary_bankhead.htm

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