Dive & Dig
by Honor Frost Foundation
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S6 Ep1: Second Life of a Phoenix (Re-release)
S6 Ep1: Second Life of a Phoenix (Re-release)
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Welcome to Dive & Dig presented by Prof Lucy Blue, the podcast that takes you on an underwater journey deeper than you might ever have imagined! We'll take you down into an undiscovered world of our ancient past and show you some amazing archaeological discoveries when we get there
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- S6 Ep1: Second Life of a Phoenix (Re-release) · 18 min · Season 6 Episode 1Apologies to our listeners for the technical error in the first release of this episode! Professor Lucy Blue speaks with maritime archaeologists and editors Dr Claire Calcagno…
- S5 Ep9: Sophisticated Neolithic in Coastal Lebanon · 18 min · Season 5 Episode 9Professor Lucy Blue speaks to Professor Corine Yazbeck about the rescue excavation of Tabarja Wata Slam located on the coast north of Beirut. It’s one of Lebanon’s most…
- S5 Ep8: World's Largest Medieval Cog · 21 min · Season 5 Episode 8Professor Lucy Blue speaks with Otto Uldum, Maritime Archaeologist and curator at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark about the remarkable discovery of a medieval cog…
- S5 Ep7: A Tale of Three Typhoons: Unearthing a Qing Dynasty Merchant Ship in the Yangtze Estuary, China · 20 min · Season 5 Episode 7Professor Lucy Blue takes us to China to discuss the recovery and investigation of the Yangtze River Estuary No. 2 shipwreck, discovered in 2015 by the Shanghai Museum…
- S5 Ep6: Prayer or Pleasure: Discovery of a 1st century AD barge in Alexandria, Egypt · 20 min · Season 5 Episode 6Renowned French maritime archaeologist Franck Goddio joins Professor Lucy Blue to discuss his latest discovery in the eastern harbour of Alexandria, Egypt. Working with his team…
- S5 Ep5: The Nissia Shipwreck: An Entangled Biography · 21 min · Season 5 Episode 5Dr. Stella Demesticha, Associate Professor of Maritime Archaeological Research at the University of Cyprus, joins Professor Lucy Blue to discuss a remarkable Ottoman-period…
- S5 Ep4: Crushed: The Truth Behind Endurance · 22 min · Season 5 Episode 4Professor of Solid Mechanics Dr Jukka Tuhkuri, from Aalto University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, joins Professor Lucy Blue to uncover the real story behind Ernest…
- S5 Ep3: Hand of a Giant: Discoveries from Abu Qir Bay, Egypt · 24 min · Season 5 Episode 3One of the most remarkable maritime sites off the coast of Egypt is revealing monumental sculptures of extraordinary scale—some towering up to 20 metres, including a single hand…
- S5 Ep2: The Shipwreck Seeker: AI and Maritime Archaeology · 19 min · Season 5 Episode 2Artificial Intelligence (AI) is solving complex problems across a host of disciplines, here Professor Lucy Blue asks Dr Alexandra Karamitrou, Lecturer in Archaeology and AI…
- S5 Ep1: The Monoxylon Expeditions: Neolithic Boat Voyages · 26 min · Season 5 Episode 1At the 6th Maritime Archaeology Graduate Symposium (MAGS) held in Ioannina, Greece, Professor Lucy Blue spoke with Radomír Tichý from the University of Hradec Králové, Max Šámal…
- S4 Ep4: Climate Change & Maritime Cultural Heritage: Wisdom and Hope · 20 min · Season 4 Episode 4In the last of a series on coastal archaeological sites and climate change, Professor Lucy Blue speaks to Dr Alex Kent, Coastal Connections Lead, a global partnership between…
- S4 Ep3: Climate Change & Maritime Cultural Heritage: Voices from the Sea · 17 min · Season 4 Episode 3In the third of our four-part series on climate change and the threat to maritime cultural heritage, Professor Lucy Blue speaks to Dr Georgia Holly, Project Manager of the…
- S4 Ep2: Climate Change & Maritime Cultural Heritage: The Ocean We Want · 18 min · Season 4 Episode 2Professor Lucy Blue speaks to Dr Athena Trakadas, Co-founder and Co-Chair of the Ocean Decade Heritage Network (ODHN) about the role of cultural heritage within the United…
- S4 Ep1: Climate Change & Maritime Cultural Heritage: Storm Bombs & Climate Threats · 15 min · Season 4 Episode 1Professor Lucy Blue asks Dr Colin Breen, Associate Head of School of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Ulster University to outline the issues of climate change and its…
- Walking the Coast of North West Egypt · 21 minProfessor Lucy Blue is in Egypt with a team of specialists co-directing a project with the Universities of Southampton and Ulster as part of the MarEA (Endangered Maritime…
- Wine and Plunder: Discovering the Fort Royale shipwreck of France · 15 minProfessor Lucy Blue is in Naples speaking with Pierre Poveda (Center Camille Jullian, CNRS), a maritime archaeologist who is co-leading, with his colleague Franca Cibecchini…
- Bob and the Warrau Canoes · 21 minTravel with Professor Lucy Blue to the village of Imbotero, Guyana to meet Dr Robert (Bob) Holtzman an expert in traditional boatbuilding to learn about the Warrau dugout canoe.
- A Race Against the Thames: Saving the London Shipwreck · 21 minProfessor Lucy Blue delves into the wreck of The London, a 17th century warship, with diver and licensee Steve Ellis. The ship exploded and sank in the Thames Estuary in 1665 and…
- Ayn Soukhna: Piecing Together the Puzzle · 19 minProfessor Lucy Blue speaks with associate Professor in Egyptology, Dr Claire Somaglino from the Sorbonne, about two decades of excavation at the site of Ayn Soukhna at the…
- A Maritime Melting Pot: Traditional Boat Building in Cyprus · 13 minRecorded live on the island of Cyprus, Professor Lucy Blue speaks to Constantinos Nicolaou a leading expert in Cypriot traditional boat building. Costantinos recently headed up a…
