Member's Stories

Mel Taylor is a COVID-19 fighting nurse by day and an armchair avocational archaeologist by night. While she can’t get out and about investigating wrecks underwater, she’s discovered that there’s an awful lot you can discover online. Find out what she's discovered here..

New NAS member Dan joined us for a week of early morning starts and fieldwork on the beautiful Sandwich Flats surrounded by shipwrecks and fish traps. Find out what he discovered here...

CITiZAN Community Archaeologist Grant Bettinson joined us alongside his team in July, for an adventure into the creative world of content creation for digital public engagement. Find out what he discovered here...

After only being a NAS member for six months, Neil Cooper decided to dive into the unknown and attend the NAS annual conference. Here he tells his tale….

Susie McGraw is a forensic archaeologist who attended our Underwater Skills Days to see if she’d like to diversify into underwater archaeology. As you’ll find out here, she made the right decision!

As new and enthusiastic members of NAS, Ashton East and Aimee Minns seized upon a free Saturday and went to expand their marine knowledge of their local area at the Museum of London Docklands’ Secret Rivers exhibition. Find out what they discovered here...

Maritime archaeology graduate and field archaeologist Csenge Markus returned to her nautical roots in the summer of '19, and joined NAS at Bristol Harbour Festival to help engage and enthuse the public in their maritime heritage. Find out what she discovered here...

NAS Member Mike Cross reports on his recent experience of diving on the Salcombe Cannons as part of the Salcombe Cannon Protected Wreck Project. Did everything go to plan for the team? Find out here...

Member of the UK Mine and Cave Diving and Exploration group, Karen Garner, writes about a new type of diving that she’s recently added to her repertoire. Find out what she discovered here...