Every INA project begins with the dream of finding a shipwreck. For over forty years our dream has been the recovery, analysis and preservation of these priceless remnants of human history. Each with its own story to tell-a story that can enrich our view of the past and even expand the way we understand history.
To bring these stories of the past to light, we:
SURVEY the seabed using a range of technologies.
EXCAVATE both underwater and in ancient landfill.
ANALYZE using cutting edge forensic techniques.
MAP with everything from pencils to lasers.
PRESERVE to reverse the effects of centuries buried in water,
sand and mud.
SHARE through articles, reports, lectures, online, film and other multimedia.
Currently, projects being carried out in locations diverse as Albania, Bermuda, Panama, Turkey, Spain, Vietnam and Canada's Yukon Territory are revealing new and fascinating stories…
In Panama, a survey of the Caribbean coast of the isthmus has revealed more than 500 years of submerged history, including a drowned fort, a forgotten town, and shipwrecks that include what appears to be the flagship of notorious pirate Henry Morgan, which wrecked there in 1671.
Off the ancient harbor of Cartagena, Spain, at the foot of a submerged rock known as Bajo de la Campana, lies a cluster of wrecks lost thousands of years ago. One of these wrecks, dating to around 650 BC, is the first Phoenician ship ever to be excavated. Laden with a cargo that includes ivory elephant tusks, copper ingots, pottery and amber, it is an amazing site just beginning to yield its secrets.
Close to the shores of Vietnam's fabled Halong Bay, another INA team is mapping the silted over remains of a naval battlefield where Khubilai Khan lost a fleet of hundreds of ships to Vietnamese defenders in 1288 AD. Buried beneath the mud, the lost ships of the Khan are a unique window into the past and the largest possible collection of medieval Asian shipwrecks.
A world away in Canada's Yukon, the Klondike Gold Rush is coming to life through the study of the paddle wheelers and steamers that plied the rivers carrying men, supplies and gold fever into the North. In 2009, an INA team discovered the completely untouched wreck of a small Gold Rush steamer, A.J. Goddard, with the tools and boots of the crew still scattered on the decks on the bottom of a sub-Arctic lake. The discovery of Goddard was hailed as one of the top ten discoveries of 2009 by the National Geographic Society.
These are only a few of the incredible discoveries and stories from around the globe that wait to be uncovered.
There are many more discoveries that can be made, but time is running out. Deep sea trawling, dredging, looting and treasure hunting is waging an unparalleled assault on the submerged past. Only INA stands as a global organization dedicated to finding and saving the sites that will make a difference in our understanding and appreciating humanity's past. INA receives many requests for help and guidance with investigating sites that range from shipwrecks to sunken cities. We respond whenever possible, but without your financial support these precious fragments of human history will remain lost; their stories untold… their voices silenced.
Please contact us to talk about how you can help save history and bring forgotten stories to light. Call (979) 845-6694 or email info@inadiscover.com.
