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The Guardian has launched a new science blog about archaeology and anthropology. Peter joins four other researchers to bring new stories from the social sciences to the public. Ready to dive in? Check out the blog on the Guardian's...

The Archaeology of Underwater Caves is an exploration of karst and marine caves around the world. Caves have drawn explorers since early forays by John Leland, King Henry VIII’s antiquary, at Bath in 1545, Helisäus Rößlin’s work at Niederbronn-les-Bains in 1593, and...

I was invited by the Bournemouth Archaeological Society to give a talk on the latest findings in underwater archaeology. It was a great time that ended in karaoke at the pub after the talk!

The Institute of Nautical Archaeology has awarded the Fourni Underwater Survey a grant for its 2017 field season. The third season at Fourni will consist of remote sensing and 3D modeling of the shipwrecks that have been found in previous seasons- 45 in total.

My third lesson with TED Ed is titled "Are Ghost Ships Real?" It examines the age-old phenomenon of "ghost" ship- ships that sail on their own without crews. While these stories have inspired Bram Stoker, Nosferatu, and Pirates of Caribbean, they are based on real...

I gave an invited lecture to the Centre for Maritime Archaeology in the Oxford's Institute of Archaeology. It was an honor speaking to Centre about my research!

Peter serves as an expert on the new History/H2 series Ancient Top 10, which airs tonight in the UK. Peter discusses ancient ships and Wonders of the Ancient World.

The 2016 Submerged Heritage magazine has been published by the International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar. The author's article on the Albanian Expedition explores the 2016 field season that assessed at risk underwater cultural heritage in the southern...

The Guardian has published an Op Ed piece I wrote regarding the salvage of six World War II shipwrecks in the Java Sea. While governments protest that protection of underwater cultural heritage is too expense, the programs to do so are already in place and have been...

Peter was interviewed on the recent discoveries in the Fourni archipelago (Greece) for The Aquatic World, a web series produced by Great Big Story.

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) visited RPM Nautical Foundation's research vessel Hercules at its berth in Malta. Delegates toured the ship and Peter gave an overview of RPMNF's projects over the years, as well as discussed the looting...

"Sunken relics, ghostly shipwrecks, and lost cities aren’t just wonders found in fictional adventures. Beneath the ocean’s surface, there are ruins where people once roamed and shipwrecks loaded with artifacts from another time." My latest TED Ed lesson explores...

The OSCE asked Peter to write an article for border security officials relating to the looting and trafficking of underwater cultural heritage. The article titled "Preserving History from Under the Sea" came out in 2016 Issue 2 of Security Community and it explains...

Peter was invited to represent the Albanian Center for Marine Research at the International Meeting on Underwater Cultural Heritage and Site Protection at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The meeting focused on the looting and commercial exploitation of underwater...

UCL's Bloomsbury Egyptology summer school hosted a study day for the British Museum's Sunken Cities exhibit, inviting Peter to give a talk on maritime trade and navigation connecting the Aegean to Egypt in various periods.

The Albanian Marine Science Expedition had a successful two week field season in July 2016. The expedition gathered data on the ecology and archaeology of southern Albanian waters, assessing biodiversity and underwater cultural heritage. The most significant findings...

How do cities end up in the sea? In a collaboration with TED, I wrote a lesson for students ages 12-16 to explain the processes that cause cities to become submerged. View the video below or the lesson with course material at the link...

The latest issue of ONBOARD magazine features a biographical sketch and interview with Peter. The article examines his career, as well as contemporary issues in marine research. Read the digital version of the Summer 2016 issue of ONBOARD magazine...

The second season of the Fourni Underwater Survey was a huge success. The team located 23 new shipwrecks, bringing the total to 45 shipwrecks since last September. The findings solidify the maritime archaeological significance of Fourni. The project is directed by...

The Honor Frost Foundation has awarded the Fourni Underwater Survey a grant for the 2016 season. During the 2015, the Foundation provided the primary funding to conduct preliminary research in the Fourni archipelago. The research was rewarded with the discovery of 22...

Peter was awarded the University of Southampton's 2016 Doctoral College Director's Award for Enterprise and Impact. The award was given in recognition of his research on the illicit antiquities trade and its impact in the international community. Read about the...

On April 27 I gave a lecture titled "Funding conflict through cultural heritage: ISIS and illicit trafficking in cultural property" at the course "Establishing a Global Knowledge Network: ISIS as a Threat and Legal Challenge and the Prevention of Recruitment." The...

The British Museum's new special exhibit "Sicily: Culture and Conquest" opens April 21. The exhibit features one of the eleven bronze warship rams discovered from the Battle of the Egadi Islands (241 BC) by RPM Nautical Foundation and the Soprintendenza del Mare. My...

National Geographic History magazine has written a two page article on our recent discovery of twenty-two shipwrecks in the Fourni archipelago in Greece. It appears in the March-April issue, pick it up at news stands today!

Huckberry has published a story I wrote about my friend and colleague Tony Koulouriotis. Tony is a former sponge diver and currently working with us to locate shipwrecks. The article tells of what it was like to be a sponge diver, a incredibly challenging life that...

A recent article on Scientific American discusses a method of shipwreck prospection published in the Journal of Archaeological Science. The method, developed by Baeye, Quinn, Deleu, and Fettweis, uses plumes of suspended particulate matter in turbid waters visible on...

An article about shipwrecks by Stephen Phelan appears in the latest Etihad Magazine. Stephen interviewed me about the current state of the field, as well as recent discoveries such as the San Jose in Colombia. The article discusses treasure finds, but explains the...

Current World Archaeology has published an article titled "The Ancient Shipwreck Capital of the World" in the news section of their February/March 2016 issue. The article details the recent discovery of twenty-two ancient shipwrecks in the Fourni archipelago, a...

The Ex Novo Journal of Archaeology is an open access, fully peer reviewed publication focused on interdisciplinary research in archaeology. The Journal focuses on thematic issues relating to topic on the past and current society, such as the impact of the fall of...

Peter presented a paper titled Education in Maritime Archaeology: Universities, Capacity Building, and the Internet to the 2016 Society for Historical Archaeology annual conference in Washington DC.