RPM Nautical Foundation has led and participated in surveys all over the Mediterranean. Using the latest technologies we are able to recover what would have been otherwise lost pieces of cultural heritage and continue advancing the field of Maritime Archaeology. Explore the exciting results of our past and present expeditions in Malta, Albania, Sicily, Croatia, Tunisia, Montenegro, and Greece!
Albanian Coastal Survey
Project Duration: 2007-present RPM Nautical Foundation was invited to Albania in 2004 by Auron Tare, the former principal investigator of the Butrint archaeological site and a tireless protector of Albania’s archaeological and cultural heritage. The Butrint site had been inhabited since prehistoric times, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992, and became Albania’s first-ever national park. Tare now…
Battle of the Egadi Islands Project
The control room of R/V Hercules during a survey operation off the Egadi Islands on Sicily’s western coast. From left: William Murray, Mateusz Polakowski, George Robb, Peter Campbell Project Location: Sicily, Italy Project Duration: 2005-present The Classical era in the Mediterranean saw a tumultuous naval history, with the epic clashes of ancient warships. Though the seabed should be littered with…
