Underwater Malta
The Virtual Museum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3780506 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucy Blue (0000-0003-4202-1582, University of Southampton, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue | 383 |
| Pages | 1344-1347 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2021.124 |
| OpenAlex | W3193542422 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This brief review assesses a dynamic virtual exhibition that has been curated by the University of Malta and Heritage Malta, with the support of the Malta Tourist Authority and the backing of the Ministry of Tourism and Consumer Protection, Malta. The exhibition, Underwater Malta (https://underwatermalta.org/map/), aims, through a virtual platform, to explore 17 wrecks ranging in date from a 2700-year-old Phoenician shipwreck found off Gozo to a submarine and numerous ships that sank in the Second World War, and a Victorian gun (cannon) site. The most numerous wreck type is aircraft, with nine that were active in the Second World War (Figure 1). While the wrecks are unified by their underwater resting place, the material, their chronologies and the depths at which they are located on the seabed vary considerably, the deepest being the Phoenician shipwreck that lies beneath 110m of water
Ancient history · Archaeology · Christian ministry · Exhibition · Geography · Phoenician · Political science · Submarine · Tourism · Underwater · Underwater archaeology · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Archaeological Research and Protection · History · Law · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |