Ocean Floor Archaeology

Scientists have found life in the deepest rock layers under the ocean.

Ocean floor archaeology. A bronze statue of the roman emperor augustus recovered from an underwater site in the aegean. Archaeologists use measuring tapes and underwater cameras to record and document a world war ii aircraft site in papua new guinea. Microorganisms that survive on meagre sources of carbon and energy have been found in fissures and cracks in the rocks 4 to 8 km below the seabed. Download image jpg 89 kb.

Archaeology is the science of rubbish. A portion of marine or land based archaeologists start their careers with bachelor s and graduate degrees in geology geophysics oceanography and other earth sciences as well as chemistry and. The statute was cast about the year 10 b c and now is on display at the national archaeological museum in athens. If there were a finder s fee for incredible archaeology a.

An entire armored nodosaur was found in unprecedentedly good shape because it was encased in mud and in the cold of the ocean floor. Archaeologists and their artifacts spending sun scorched days digging through the desert sands isn t the only life for an archaeologist. The results extend what we regard as the habitable space on earth. Click image for larger view and image credit.

The tools used to locate underwater archaeological sites are essentially the same tools used to explore the seafloor. In january 2014 a flooded sinkhole in southern mexico that terrifies local villagers was explored by underwater archaeologists who found the submerged cavern littered with elongated skulls and human bones. There are ancient treasures to be found hidden amidst the plant and sea life on the ocean floor. The underwater cavern known as sac uayum is a cenote located in mexico s yucatán peninsula.