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Underwater Archaeology in the Azores

URL: http://www.terravista.pt/guincho/1429

Author: Paulo Monteiro (subarqaz@hotmail.com)

Description of Website: It's an extensive site regarding famous ships that were lost in the Azores as well as a list of circa 670 shipwrecks in the islands, dating from 1522. It also has a lot of information regarding the treasure hunting firms that applied to Portugal, about the new law that was passed on June 1997 and that forbiddes any treasure hunting activity in the Azores and in Portugal mainland. It also includes the interim report on the Angra Bay Survey, where 6 new shipwrecks have been discovered. Unfortunately, it's in Portuguese. An english version is on the way