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2005 Images

PERSIAN WAR SHIPWRECK SURVEY

2005 Season




Interviewing the local inhabitants to gather information from oral tradition	Members of the team discuss possible target areas prior to the start of the survey	Members of the team aboard the R/V Aegaeo deciding on areas to survey



Hydrophone used to communicate with the submersible Thetis	The submersible Thetis on the surface, just before descending	Diver aiding in the recovery of the submersible Thetis


Diver aiding in the recovery of the submersible Thetis after an evening dive	Sunset as seen from the stern of the R/V Aegaeo	View of the ROV Max Rover, the submersible Thetis and the line leading to the side scan towfish (not visible in image)


Side Scan Tow fish as it is being launched from the stern of the R/V Aegaeo	The ROV Max Rover	The ROV Max Rover

Sidescan sonar image of target 4, Artemision channel (100kHz, 125msec rate)	3.5kHz sub-bottom profile of the area of target 4, indicating thick sediments (no rock substrate) below the seabed	Sidescan sonar image of target 6, Artemision channel (100kHz, 125msec rate) - the target was right below the tow-fish

3.5kHz sub-bottom profile of the area of target 6, indicating thick sediments (no rock substrate) below the seabed - t he target corresponds to the small hill shown on the profile	The towfish of the 3.5kHz sub-bottom profiler	Acquisition and post-processing of sidescan sonar data in the computer laboratory of the R/V Aegaeo


The 'Hollows' of Euboea	The submersible Thetis off the island of Arapis	Anchor found off Cavo Doro


Anchor found off Cavo Doro	Anchor found off Cavo Doro	Dan Davis after the discovery of submerged marble blocks near the SE coast of Euboea


View of marble block from site off the SE coast of Euboea	View of marble blocks from site off the SE coast of Euboea	View of marble blocks from site off the SE coast of Euboea

View of marble blocks from site off the SE coast of Euboea	Dr. John Hale on a visit to Teos, Turkey, examining the local marble quarries	View of marble blocks at Teos

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