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SPLASHCOS received an honorary mention in the award of the annual European Archaeological Heritage Prize at the recent meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists
Welcome to SPLASHCOS
SPLASHCOS - Submerged Prehistoric Archaeology and Landscapes of the Continental Shelf - is a research network funded from 2009 to 2013 by the European Commission under its COST program (Cooperation in Science and Technology) as COST Action TD0902.
Its aim is to bring together archaeologists, marine geoscientists, heritage agencies and industrial organizations to research, manage and preserve 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.
For details of the programme and membership see the Memorandum of Understanding, the MoU Addendum, The COST Final Evaluation Report (2013),and the COST website. News Items about new activities inspired by SPLASHCOS will be reported here as they arise.
FINAL PUBLICATIONS
The SPLASHCOS Viewer. An interactive online database of underwater archaeological finds. It is publicly available and will be updated in light of new information
The Archaeology of Europe's Drowned Landscapes (2020) Springer Open Access. Network volume
Oceans of Archaeology (2018), Jutland Archaeological Society. For a more general audience
Submerged Landscapes of the European Continental Shelf: Quaternary Paleoenvironments (2017), Wiley-Blackwell. Network volume
Under the Sea: Archaeology and Palaeolandscapes of the Continental Shelf (2017). Springer. Conference volume
Land Beneath the Waves: European Marine Board Position Paper 21 (2014). European policy document
Collaboration with Offshore Industries (2013) Guidance booklet
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SPLASHCOS News
Monday, 7th September 2020
Thursday, 9th July 2020
New underwater sites have recently been discovered on the continental shelf offshore of the Dampier Archipelago in NW Australia.
Monday, 13th April 2020
Two volumes have now been published on the archaeological work arising from the SPLASHCOS initiative: The Archaeology of Europe's Drowned Landscapes, published by Springer as an open access volume, and Oceans of Archaeology, published by the Jutland Archaeological Society.