SPLASHCOS is a four-year research network funded by the European Commission under its COST program (Cooperation in Science and Technology) from 2009 to 2013.
Its aim is to bring together archaeologists, marine geophysicists, environmental scientists, heritage agencies, and commercial and industrial organizations interested in researching, managing and preserving the archives of archaeological and palaeoclimatic information locked up on the drowned prehistoric landscapes of the European continental shelf, and to disseminate that knowledge to a wider public.
Details of the programme and membership of the Action are given in the Memorandum of Understanding, in the MoU Addendum, which gives details of the history of the proposal and publications, and on the COST website.
The 34th International Geological Congress will take place in Brisbane Australia, 5–10 August; and the 4th International Geological Belgica Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 11–14 September 2012, both with SPLASHCOS participation. Click for more details...
The next meeting of SPLASHCOS will take place at Amersfoort, the Netherlands, on 24th and 25th April, 2012 Click for more details...
An International Scientific Colloquium was held in Brussels in December, with involvement of many SPLASHCOS members, to mark the 10th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. Click for more details...
