The Pavlopetri Underwater Archaeological Project: Excavation 2011
Excavation: Underwater excavation
John Henderson reports on the third field season conducted in collaboration with the Ephoreia of Maritime Antiquities and the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research under the general direction of Elias Spondylis. The overall aim of the project is to outline the history and development of the submerged prehistoric town at Pavlopetri (just off the Pounta shore, opposite the island of Elaphonisos). Three-dimensional survey of the submerged remains continued using a more advanced version of the technology trialled during the 2010 season. The whole extent of the submerged site (some 8 hectares) was surveyed using a stereo-photogrammetric Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) deployed by a team from the Australian Centre for Field Robotics. A full photo-realistic record of the site has been made, and the data are now being stitched together to build a complete 3-D model of the submerged town. These data also supported site reconstructions made by the BBC for a major BBC/ Discovery Channel documentary.
Active in 2011.