Special thanks to Susan Katzev, Susan Langley, Cassandra Morris, Jennifer Rodrigues, Athena Trakadas, and Adam Wolfe for sending in news items.

1. Carpark shipwrecks and Coral Sea treasure:
http://blogs.flinders.edu.au/flinders-news/2012/02/20/carpark-shipwrecks-and-coral-sea-treasure/

Spin off from news above:
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/301551/20120220/australia-shipwreck-students.htm
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/301708/20120221/shipwreck-ship.htm

2. Mongol shipwreck to be first historical seabed site:
http://medievalnews.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/seabed-with-13th-century-mongol.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120219a4.html

3. Swedish preservationists document likely cause of sinking of ancient sailing ship [“Vasa”]:
http://www.pri.org/stories/science/swedish-preservationists-document-likely-cause-of-sinking-of-ancient-sailing-ship-8606.html

4. Ancient barque to be reconstructed for museum:
http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Ancient-barque-to-be-reconstructed-for-museum/94284

5. Maritime archaeology in the Indonesian archipelago:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/02/21/maritime-archaeology-archipelago.html

6. Ancient trinkets unearthed in Medan:
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/ancient-trinkets-unearthed-in-medan/500412

7. Punjulharjo ancient vessel from 7th century—found in Central Java, Indonesia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNohWyUMcKw

8. New website of the Maritime Archaeology Unit (MAU) in Sri Lanka:
www.mausrilanka.lk

9. Discovering Jiangsu province’s Atlantis [China]:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-02/22/content_14662968.htm
http://dalje.com/en-world/chinas-lost-atlantis-unearthed/419376

10. Maritime trade and Islam in the Indian Ocean: The first Swahili mosques (eleventh to thirteenth centuries) [in French]:
http://remmm.revues.org/7446

11. Protection for the “Titanic” on the 100th anniversary of its sinking:
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/protection-announced-for-the-titanic-on-the-100th-anniversary-of-its-sinking

12. Profit or preservation? Debate rages over “Titanic” treasures:
http://www.kval.com/news/local/Titanic-treasures-on-the-auction-block-139554238.html?tab=video&c=y

13. New Brunswick Museum president and board appointments announced:
http://www.sackvilletribunepost.com/Provincial/2012-02-23/article-2905512/New-Brunswick-Museum-president-and-board-appointments-announced/1

14. Icy northern seas yield a harvest of wrecks:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203358704577235160962630838.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

15. Meet the only man alive who has been to the deepest ocean:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17060355

16. Job vacancy on UK’s ‘lost world’ of St Kilda:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-17127869

17. Four unknown shipwrecks found [Greece]:
http://www.athensnews.gr/portal/41/53466

18. Viking pirates: Creating a maritime identity:
http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=29291

19. Taking tips from Vikings can help us adapt to global change:
http://www.heritagedaily.com/2012/02/taking-tips-from-vikings-can-help-us-adapt-to-global-change/

20. Woman finds ancient artefact in shark:
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2012%2F2%2F22%2Fnation%2F10773938&sec=nation

21. 2nd phase of Khufu solar boat project to begin Monday:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/34691/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/nd-phase-of-Khufu-solar-boat-project-to-begin-Mond.aspx

22. 3,000-year-old shipwreck shows European trade was thriving in Bronze Age:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/archaeology/7238663/3000-year-old-shipwreck-shows-European-trade-was-thriving-in-Bronze-Age.html

23. Bronze Age boats and those who dig them:
http://pryorfrancis.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/bronze-age-boats-and-those-who-dig-them/

24. Bulgarian archaeologists find 130 ancient sites along Nabucco Route [gas line]:
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=136619

25. Tourism: Mediterranean islands together to revive sailing:
http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/nations/yemen/2012/02/22/visualizza_new.html_102498668.html

26. Harbor-deepening project poses concerns about Fort Sumter:
http://www.thestate.com/2012/02/20/2160009/harbor-deepening-project-poses.html

27. Odyssey seeks to rebuild relationship with Spain:
http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=24121

28. Spanish treasure lands after 200 years:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-26/rescued-treasure-lands-back-in-spain-from-us/3853046/?site=newcastle
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17158436
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/25/spain-usa-shipwreck-idUSL5E8DO6IA20120225
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/6481702/Sunken-Spanish-treasure-arrives-200-years-late
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/02/201222523150374180.html
http://m.ctv.ca/topstories/20120225/nuestra-senora-de-las-mercedes-treasure-returns-to-spain-120225.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-sciencen25234430-20120225,0,7313155.story
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2106373/500million-haul-sunken-Spanish-galleon-flown-Spain-ending-year-legal-battle-U-S-treasure-hunters.html

29. Local shipwreck divers react to court ruling for Tampa Treasure Hunting Co:
http://staugustine.firstcoastnews.com/news/news/73868-local-shipwreck-divers-react-court-ruling-tampa-treasure-hunting-co?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Cbc%7Clarge

30. What’s the total value of the world’s sunken treasure?
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/gonzo/whats-the-total-value-of-the-worlds-sunken-treasure

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Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Department of Archaeology | Flinders University

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