Dr Silvano Jung, maritime archaeologist

On 23/02/2011
In People or Company of Interest
0 comments

Dr Silvano Jung, Darwin based maritime archaeologist

By Kate O'Toole and Miranda Tetlow - ABC News

Silvano has been studying the wrecks since the early 90s, completing a Masters and a PhD on the subject.

He thinks these World War Two wrecks are just as important as the ancient rock art shelters we also boast in the Territory...

It's a lesson in underwater archaeology on The Guestroom, as we take you diving, surveying and into the intricacies of heritage listing in Northern Territory waters.

Full story...

archaeology WW II Australia

Southern Surveyor locates resting place of WW2 shipwreck

Wreck of the Limerick sunk by the Japanese in 1943 found off Ballina.
Sinking oil threatens historic wrecks

Not just flora and fauna are getting caked in oil. So is the Gulf of Mexico's barnacled history of pirates, sea battles and World War II shipwrecks. The Gulf is lined with wooden shipwrecks, American-Indian shell midden mounds, World ...
Digital map of 17th century warship ‘The London’

Academics are creating a digital map of ‘The London‘, an ill-fated 17th century warship, based on remains that have been submerged for 350 years...
The British shipwreck that changed the world

Our boat was only half a dozen miles out of St Mary's, the main island in the Isles of Scilly, but the sea had become a different beast entirely...
Ancient Roman shipwreck loaded with wine amphorae

Archaeologists off the coast of Palermo, Sicily, have discovered an ancient Roman shipwreck laden with amphorae, or jars used mainly for transporting wine...

Add a comment

Name

E-mail

Website

Message

Preview

Anti-spam