Since the beginnings of archaeology under water, the National Geographic Society has been at the forefront of support for many important scientific explorations and excavations, including a number of major INA projects that have expanded humanity’s knowledge of our expansion across the world by water, and our complex connections and interrelationships throughout the millennia that have utilized the sea.
A quick look at the sponsors listed in Dr. George F. Bass’s book “Beneath the Seven Seas” finds the National Geographic Society listed as a major sponsor for landmark excavations such as Ulu Burun, Yassıada, Kyrenia, Serçe Limanı, Pabuç Burnu, Tektaş Burnu, Kızılburun, the Mombasa Wreck, Sadana Island, the privateer Defence, and many others since the 1960s. National Geographic has also been there, both as a magazine and as a television broadcaster, making it possible for INA to share what we find, and what it means, with the world.
This year, the National Geographic Society supported four projects, helping INA and nautical archaeology make a difference. We gratefully acknowledge the support, the ongoing relationship, and the friendship of the National Geographic Society; and particularly note the support of the Expeditions Council for their support of the Phoenician 7th-Century B.C. Shipwreck Excavation at Bajo de la Campana, Spand and the National Geographic Society-Waitt Grants Program for their support of these projects:
The Mongol Invasion of Vietnam: Revealing the Secret of the Battle of Bạch Đằng, Quang Yen, Vietnam; Search for the Lost Ships of a Pharaoh: A Geophysical Survey at the Pyramid Complex of Senwosret III, Dashur, Egypt; Reconstructing the Steamboat Phoenix, Lake Champlain, Vermont; Exploring the Ghost Ship of the Yukon: A.J. Goddard, Lake Laberge, Canada.
The support of the National Geographic Society, joined by the support of others, makes magic happen in the field – amazing things are discovered, carefully recovered, preserved for the benefit of society, and shared with a wide and diverse audience to help educate and inspire.
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Preparing to dive on Phoenix. Phoenix Project, USA
One of the ways in which the Dai Viet defeated the Mongol invaders was the use of wooden stakes sharpened at both ends and driven into the river bed. The Mongol Invasion of Vietnam: Revealing the Secret of the Battle of Bạch Đằng, Quang Yen, Vietnam
Dave Davidge touches the Ghost Ship of the Yukon: A.J. GoddardLake Laberge, Canada