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 What is underwater archaeology? Archaeology is defined as the recognition and analysis of historic events. Underwater archaeologists uncover the submerged remains of shipwrecks, analyze the shipwreck information and try to piece together past ways of life.
Professional underwater archaeology began in 1960, when an American team discovered and excavated an ancient shipwreck in Turkey. During the mid 1960's the popularity of sports scuba diving grew; leading to an increase in the number of historic shipwreck discoveries throughout Europe, Australia and America. This fostered the growth of the underwater archaeology profession. By the late 1980's training programs were initiated throughout large North American and European universities.
Modern day diving archaeology projects are often initiated by governments, universities, museums, or recreational divers who may be searching for treasures. However, several governments have prohibited scuba diving within the waters surrounding known shipwreck sites, therefore limiting recreational divers' ability to explore these magnificent antiquities.
 Red tape barriers were recently (October 2005) removed in Greece, therefore opening the Greek waters to scuba diving explorers. You can now investigate 12,000 miles of Greece's coastline and 4,000 islands both above and below waters. Valef Yachts has designed unique scuba diving trips that will allow you to discover remarkable archaeology sites and antiquities that have not been seen since 3000 BC. If you are interested in scuba diving trips or charters around these untouched shipwreck sites visit www.valefyachts.com or call 800-223-3845.
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