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Sunken Civilisation

Port Royal is believed to be one of the best-conserved underwater heritage sites in the West (Credit: Atlantide Phototravel/Getty Images)
Sunken Civilisation

The wickedest city on Earth?

By James March

Peat-covered tree remains buried under the sea for thousands of years re-surfaced after Storm Hannah (Credit: Chris Griffiths)
Sunken Civilisation

The 'Atlantis of Wales', rediscovered

By Chris Griffiths
On 25 March 1647, the Nieuw Haarlem foundered in Table Bay’s shallow waters (Credit: David Parker/Alamy)
Sunken Civilisation

The shipwreck that created a country

By Nick Dall
Maritime archaeologists discovered the world’s oldest intact shipwreck (pictured), a Greek trading ship from around 400BC (Credit: Black Sea MAP)
Discovery

A discovery disproving Noah’s flood?

By Matthew Ponsford
During dry periods when the reservoir’s water levels drop, Derwent village reappears (Credit: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)
Adventure & Experience

The eerie remains of a drowned village

By Helen Moat
In 1708, Spanish galleon San José sank off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia, while carrying up to $20bn worth of gold, silver and jewels (Credit: travel4pictures/Alamy)
Sunken Civilisation

A $20bn treasure lost at sea

By Victoria Stunt
A team of explorers is mapping the caves where Mayas sacrificed people (Credit: Getty Images/Extreme-Photographer)
Sunken Civilisation

The key to the origin of the Americas?

By Sarah Harvey
More than 2,000 years ago, Baia was the Las Vegas of the Roman Empire (Credit: Maxime Bermond/Getty Images)
Sunken Civilisation

The sinful city swallowed by the Earth

By Adrienne Bernhard