Legendary "Tulsamerican" WWII bomber discovered
A sunken World War II aircraft was discovered in the waters off the island of Vis in 2010. The location of the discovery was not surprising given that Vis was the site of an Allied airfield. US archives contain data on 15 aircraft that were shot down in the immediate vicinity of the island. The B-24 Liberator heavy bomber is the second aircraft found in the waters off Vis. |
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Shipwreck at the Sveti Pavao shallows — fourth campaign
Systematic archaeological exploration of a shipwrecked merchant vessel in the Sveti Pavao shallows was launched in 2007 and has been ongoing to this day. The ship’s structure and equipment, a large iron anchor and eight bronze artillery pieces have been located at the site. Stone and iron cannonballs were also located, as were numerous potsherds and a few intact specimens of pottery, parts of glassware, one bronze bucket, part of a bronze candleholder and other small finds including Turkish silver coins — akche. |
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Post medieval shipwreck from the late 17th century in the waters off the island of Bisaga in the Kornati archipelago
Local divers and fishers have known of the locality in the waters off the island of Bisaga in the Kornati archipelago since the 1950s. It was subject to systematic looting for years, until 1978 when the first expert investigation was carried out. This was followed by several small-scale research expeditions by experts resulting in the extraction of materials for typological analysis, but no complete drawings or photo documentation were ever made of the wreck. |
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Post medieval shipwreck from the early 17th century at the Mijoka shallows off the island of Murter
Since 2006 the Croatian Conservation Institute's Department of Underwater Archaeology has conducted underwater rescue archaeology of an early 17th century post medieval shipwreck. The locality is situated in the waters of Murter, at the edge of the Mijoka shallows, at a depth of from 37 to 40 metres. The find was reported in 2001, but it had by then already been entirely devastated by local divers. The ship's structure was destroyed, and all of the visible material looted, with only an iron anchor remaining visible on the seabed. |
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Byzantine period shipwreck near Cape Stoba on the island of Mljet
An underwater archaeological locality with the remains of a sunken merchant ship containing materials of eastern Mediterranean origin and dated to the 10th century is situated near the settlement of Okuklja, located on the north-eastern side of the island of Mljet, 500 metres to the east of Cape Stoba. It was discovered by local divers back in the early 1970s, when the removal of amphorae from the site began. |
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Underwater archaeological research of the Roman harbour of Veštar near Rovinj
The archaeological research at Veštar Cove is the first organised exploration of underwater archaeological finds at this site. They were carried out in late 2009 with the help of funds provided by the Croatian Ministry of Culture and the City of Rovinj Tourist Board and included five days of fieldwork. The remainder of the work in the project's first campaign will be carried out at the workshops of the Croatian Conservation Institute, where the finds will be desalinated, preserved and restored, followed by their expert and scientific processing. |
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Roman period shipwreck with sarcophagi near Sutivan on the island of Brač
In 2009 the Croatian Conservations Institute's Department of Underwater Archaeology carried out research of a Roman period shipwreck with sarcophagi near Sutivan on the island of Brač. The site is located at a depth of 32 metres, and stretches out over some 40 square metres. Twenty-one stone objects, arranged in two rows, are visible, the lower row of which is almost entirely covered by sand. Recognisable among the objects are seven sarcophagi, two lids, one stone jar with visible perforations, nine stone blocks and one column of circular cross section. The dimensions of sarcophagus no. 3 are 200 x 92 cm, with a height of 72 cm. Lid no. 6 has similar dimensions of 215 x 107 cm. |
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Research of the remains of Suleiman's Bridge near Darda
Wooden piles were extracted along with silt during the cleaning of a fishpond near the baroque period Esterhazy palace in Darda in May of 2008, carried out by employees of the Municipality of Darda. Experts based in Osijek, upon notification, surmised that these might by the remains of the famed Suleiman's Bridge. According to historical data this wooden bridge was constructed in 1566 at the behest of Suleiman the Magnificent, built to serve as a bridge over wetlands during his march on Vienna. The bridge was partially destroyed and reconstructed on several occasions, and finally completely destroyed by the Austrian army in 1686. |
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