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History of Underwater Archaeology Based on first-hand accounts the approximate position of the Hamilton and the Scourge was known but the depth of water in the lake prohibited exploration for years Diving technology began to be developed in the 1940s when the Aqualung was invented by Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan; this enabled the systematic exploration of nautical sites. The formal techniques of nautical archaeology were pioneered by George Bass and his colleagues in the 1950s. The Swedish Museum of Maritime History was the first to list marine archaeology as one of its regular activities. Its first activity was to locate the Wasa at the bottom of Stockholm harbor, located in 1956. The wreck was raised in 1961 and can be visited today (click here for details).
Learn more about Underwater Archaeology Take a Virtual Tour of the Hamilton and Scourge What do the Wrecks look like today? What Artifacts have been found? How are the Wrecks and Artifacts Conserved?
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