Virtual seabed archeology

People will soon be able to operate their own virtual submersibles to explore hidden treasures at deep underwater archaeological sites.

Shipwrecks and their priceless cargoes remain under threat from erosion, deep-sea trawling activity and looting.

The Venus project team has generated 3D digital records of underwater European shipwrecks that can act as a permanent record of these sites.

The simulator is being unveiled at the BA Science Festival in Liverpool.

Posted by David on September 10, 2008 1:30 PM