Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Unterwasserarchäologie e.V.

Archaeology under Water

Underwater archaeology has experienced a remarkable boom as a field of research outside Germany over the past three to four decades. This is partly due to the high scientific value of closed find complexes—such as complete ships with their cargoes—and ancient harbor facilities for the history of trade, transport, and technology, as well as submerged dwellings for the understanding of...

About DEGUWA

The collaboration of professional archaeologists, scholars from related historical disciplines and other fields, as well as amateurs, research divers, and recreational divers in the Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Unterwasserarchäologie e.V. (DEGUWA) aims to support the interests of underwater archaeology in research and education and to enhance the protection of underwater cultural heritage...

In Poseidons Realm

Our next conference, IN POSEIDON'S REALM XXX (IPR XXX 2025), aims to build bridges between nautical and limnic archaeology in the Mediterranean region and its inland waters from early history to late antiquity, as well as the visual sciences. At the same time, it seeks to address the growing research interest in the various aspects of maritime and fluvial...

UNESCO

Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage

DEGUWA and UNESCO

Together for Our Cultural Heritage

The commitment to protecting cultural heritage underwater cannot stop at national borders. At least 3 million shipwrecks and countless settlement remains lie in the world's oceans, reflecting the history of human interaction with nature and the resulting social processes. Trade relations, political interests and conflicts, life on board ships, and the development of shipbuilding can all be traced within them.