This booklet shares several stories of the Second World War told by women.

Discover all about maritime archaeology.

This leaflet offers a suggested walking route to explore the West Wight’s costal defences.

Volunteers talk about their experience collaborating with MAT.

Learn more about geoarchaeology.

Learn more about geoarchaeology.

Find out more about women in Maritime.

Find out more about women in Maritime.

Shipwrecks and the marine environment.

Shipwrecks and the marine environment.

Find out more about SS Camberwell.

Find out more about SS Camberwell.

Transcript for Hamble River Presentation

Find out about the history of Solent from Prehistory to the Modern Era.

Educational resource focusing on the history of the Hamble River and its surroundings through time, including hands-on activities.

This leaflet maps out some of the archaeological sites along the River Hamble, including hulks and the remains of jetties, docks, and quays.

This guided walk podcast explores the coastal path between Newtown and Whale Chine on the Isle of Wight.

Find out more about the Solent in Prehistory and the site of Bouldnor Cliff.

Black and Asian seamen in the First World War.

Find out more about SS Camberwell, launched in 1903 and lost in 1917.

This series of short audio articles takes you on a guided walk along the River Hamble.

Find out about how the Fiery Cross was recorded.

Dive around the Caduceus, built in 1857 and lost in 1881.

The collected reports from a range of projects.

Educational resource focusing on how Prehistoric landscapes change through time and how archaeologists can reconstruct ancient landscapes.

Nurses on ships during the First World War

Embark on an exciting adventure to put together the clues and discover the identity of this mysterious shipwreck!

This monograph explores the archaeological investigations undertaken on the wreck of the Stirling Castle, lost on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.

This monograph brings together research on the life, loss, and archaeological investigation of the Flower of Ugie.

This monograph brings together the research on Bouldnor Cliff, a mesolithic site 11m below the water off the Isle of Wight.

This monograph explores the analysis of maritime archaeological archives, their current state, and their future.

The collected research on the archaeology of Alum Bay, Isle of Wight.

Explore various maritime-themed topics.

This book, for both archaeologists and non-archaeologists, offers a guide to the historic marine environment.

Educational resource focusing on what a coracle is and how it is made, including a hand-on activity to produce a replica.

This audio tells the story of the loss of Landing Craft 2428 and the archaeological sites it created.

Educational resource focusing on the different types of finds and how they are used to reconstruct the history of archaeological contexts.

Learn more about the River Hamble and the River Itchen!

The Hamble River trough time.

This booklet explores the archaeology of Forton Lake, Gosport.

This leaflet explores the history of Fort Victoria on the Isle of Wight. Built in the 1850s, it is the West Wight’s oldest coastal defence.

This booklet, produced during the Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War project, examines the legal protection offered to shipwrecks, and the stories of some of those WW1 vessels designated as ‘war graves’. 

This booklet, produced during the Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War project, tells the story of the first US destroyer sunk by enemy action during WW1 – the USS Jacob Jones.

This booklet, produced during the Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War project, presents the Hollybrook Memorial in Southampton. This memorial commemorates thsoe lost at sea from the land and air forces and those who have no known resting place.

This booklet, produced during the Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War project, tells the story of the Little Mystery, a wooden schooner that became the victim of a German U-boat during WW1.

This booklet, produced during the Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War project, focuses on some of the vessels lost in the Dover Straights during the First World War.

This booklet, produced during the Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War project, delves into the lives of ‘lascar’ sailors aboard vessels and their contribution to the First World War.

Audio articles telling the stories of the service and loss of various ships from the First World War.

The Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War interactive map brings together research on the 1100+ shipwrecks lost off the south coast of the UK during the First World War.

Presentation on the Landing Craft slipways on the southern English coast.

Take a look at Portland Breakwater!

Take a look at Portchester Castle!

Time Period: WW1 Type: Audience: All Ages Theme: Shipwrecks Find out more: Barge Wessex 3D model Barge Wessex and its Littlehampton Construction Yard A Q ship in Disguise - Barge Wessex - FWFWW Fly over Portland Breakwater Fly over Portchester Castle Have a look at the hulk of the Barge Wessex from a different prospective! [...]

Educational resource focusing on prehistoric flint tools, what they are, what they are made of, how to identify and classify them.

Dive around U-90, launched in 1917 and lost in 1919.

Dive around SS Westville, launched in 1913 and lost in 1917.

Dive around SS War Knight, launched in 1917 lost in 1918.

Dive around SS South Western, launched in 1874 and lost in 1918.

Dive around SS Serrana, launched in 1905 and lost in 1918

Dive around SS Molina, launched in 1905 and lost in 1918.

Dive around SS Leon, launched in 1895 and lost in 1918.

Dive around SS Kurland, launched in 1888 and lost in 1927.

Dive around SS Hazelwood, launched in 1904 and lost in 1917.

Dive around SS Eleanor, launched in 1888 and lost in 1918.

Dive around the SS Coquetdale, built in 1923 and lost in 1940.

Dive around the SS Britannia, Launced in 1889 and lost in 1917.

Dive on the Flower of Ugie, built in 1838 and lost in 1852.

Dive around the Fenna , build in 1862 and lost in 1881.

Dive around SS Camberwell, lauched in 1903 and lost in 1917.

Dive around HMT Arfon, launched in 1908 and lost in 1917.

Dive around HMS Velox, launched in 1898 and lost in 1915.

Dive around HMS Boxer, launched in 1894 and lost in 1918.

Dive around HMS Pomone, built in 1805 and lost in 1811.

Learn more about Maritime Archaeology, what it is and how it works.

Dive around the underwater mesolithic landscape of Bouldnor Cliff.

Find out about the Langostone Logboat

The D-Day: Stories from the Walls project explores the stories of some of the American soldiers that passed through Southampton during the Second World War, and the city’s cruicial role in the war.

D-Day was a significant part of the Allied liberation of Europe and the end of the second World War. This podcast has interviews with people who were there at the time.

Educational resource focusing on corrosion and rusting, including instructions for a hands-on experiment to understand these processes.

Find out more about the role of women in maritime history.

Blogs on ship’s stories and their wreckage.

Find out more about MAT’s work in the filed of maritime archaeology.

Cut out the bones to create your own puzzle of the ancient Auroch!

Learn about intertidal archaeology.

Educational resource focusing on methods of archaeological recording and including a hands-on activity to clarify these procedures.

The collected archaeological reports on sites investigates by the MAT.

Educational resource focusing on how to identify, classify, and use archaeological finds to interpret archaeological sites.

Introduction to the techniques and methods of archaeological drawing.

Read all the issues of our annual report, ‘A Year in Depth’, from 1991 to the current day.

This booklet, produced during the Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War project, tells the story of Hospital Ships during WW1.

Resource for educators touching on various aspects of archaeology, including several activities for students to learn more about the subject.

Educational resource focusing on the definition and description of aggregates, cores, and timelines, and how these relate to each other.

Educational resource focusing on acoustic surveys in maritime archaeology: what they are and how they work.

This book summaries 10 years of work by the Maritime Archaeology Trust (formerly the Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology) between 1991 and 2001.

Time Period: Multi-period Type: Audience: All Ages Theme: Shipwrecks Find out more: Sketchfab The MAT is at the forefront of archaeological 3D visualistion, with extensive experience modelling both land and underwater sites. You can explore some of these 3D models below. Most of these models have been created using a technique called photogrammetry. This method [...]

This booklet shares several stories of the Second World War told by women.

Discover all about maritime archaeology.

This leaflet offers a suggested walking route to explore the West Wight’s costal defences.

Volunteers talk about their experience collaborating with MAT.

Learn more about geoarchaeology.

Learn more about geoarchaeology.

Find out more about women in Maritime.

Find out more about women in Maritime.

Shipwrecks and the marine environment.

Shipwrecks and the marine environment.

Find out more about SS Camberwell.

Find out more about SS Camberwell.

Transcript for Hamble River Presentation

Find out about the history of Solent from Prehistory to the Modern Era.

Educational resource focusing on the history of the Hamble River and its surroundings through time, including hands-on activities.

This leaflet maps out some of the archaeological sites along the River Hamble, including hulks and the remains of jetties, docks, and quays.

This guided walk podcast explores the coastal path between Newtown and Whale Chine on the Isle of Wight.

Find out more about the Solent in Prehistory and the site of Bouldnor Cliff.

Black and Asian seamen in the First World War.

Find out more about SS Camberwell, launched in 1903 and lost in 1917.

This series of short audio articles takes you on a guided walk along the River Hamble.

Find out about how the Fiery Cross was recorded.

Dive around the Caduceus, built in 1857 and lost in 1881.

The collected reports from a range of projects.

Educational resource focusing on how Prehistoric landscapes change through time and how archaeologists can reconstruct ancient landscapes.

Nurses on ships during the First World War

Embark on an exciting adventure to put together the clues and discover the identity of this mysterious shipwreck!

This monograph explores the archaeological investigations undertaken on the wreck of the Stirling Castle, lost on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.

This monograph brings together research on the life, loss, and archaeological investigation of the Flower of Ugie.

This monograph brings together the research on Bouldnor Cliff, a mesolithic site 11m below the water off the Isle of Wight.

This monograph explores the analysis of maritime archaeological archives, their current state, and their future.

The collected research on the archaeology of Alum Bay, Isle of Wight.

Explore various maritime-themed topics.

This book, for both archaeologists and non-archaeologists, offers a guide to the historic marine environment.

Educational resource focusing on what a coracle is and how it is made, including a hand-on activity to produce a replica.

This audio tells the story of the loss of Landing Craft 2428 and the archaeological sites it created.

Educational resource focusing on the different types of finds and how they are used to reconstruct the history of archaeological contexts.

Learn more about the River Hamble and the River Itchen!

The Hamble River trough time.

This booklet explores the archaeology of Forton Lake, Gosport.

This leaflet explores the history of Fort Victoria on the Isle of Wight. Built in the 1850s, it is the West Wight’s oldest coastal defence.

This booklet, produced during the Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War project, examines the legal protection offered to shipwrecks, and the stories of some of those WW1 vessels designated as ‘war graves’. 

This booklet, produced during the Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War project, tells the story of the first US destroyer sunk by enemy action during WW1 – the USS Jacob Jones.

This booklet, produced during the Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War project, presents the Hollybrook Memorial in Southampton. This memorial commemorates thsoe lost at sea from the land and air forces and those who have no known resting place.

This booklet, produced during the Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War project, tells the story of the Little Mystery, a wooden schooner that became the victim of a German U-boat during WW1.

This booklet, produced during the Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War project, focuses on some of the vessels lost in the Dover Straights during the First World War.

This booklet, produced during the Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War project, delves into the lives of ‘lascar’ sailors aboard vessels and their contribution to the First World War.

Audio articles telling the stories of the service and loss of various ships from the First World War.

The Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War interactive map brings together research on the 1100+ shipwrecks lost off the south coast of the UK during the First World War.

Presentation on the Landing Craft slipways on the southern English coast.

Take a look at Portland Breakwater!

Take a look at Portchester Castle!

Time Period: WW1 Type: Audience: All Ages Theme: Shipwrecks Find out more: Barge Wessex 3D model Barge Wessex and its Littlehampton Construction Yard A Q ship in Disguise - Barge Wessex - FWFWW Fly over Portland Breakwater Fly over Portchester Castle Have a look at the hulk of the Barge Wessex from a different prospective! [...]

Educational resource focusing on prehistoric flint tools, what they are, what they are made of, how to identify and classify them.

Dive around U-90, launched in 1917 and lost in 1919.

Dive around SS Westville, launched in 1913 and lost in 1917.

Dive around SS War Knight, launched in 1917 lost in 1918.

Dive around SS South Western, launched in 1874 and lost in 1918.

Dive around SS Serrana, launched in 1905 and lost in 1918

Dive around SS Molina, launched in 1905 and lost in 1918.

Dive around SS Leon, launched in 1895 and lost in 1918.

Dive around SS Kurland, launched in 1888 and lost in 1927.

Dive around SS Hazelwood, launched in 1904 and lost in 1917.

Dive around SS Eleanor, launched in 1888 and lost in 1918.

Dive around the SS Coquetdale, built in 1923 and lost in 1940.

Dive around the SS Britannia, Launced in 1889 and lost in 1917.

Dive on the Flower of Ugie, built in 1838 and lost in 1852.

Dive around the Fenna , build in 1862 and lost in 1881.

Dive around SS Camberwell, lauched in 1903 and lost in 1917.

Dive around HMT Arfon, launched in 1908 and lost in 1917.

Dive around HMS Velox, launched in 1898 and lost in 1915.

Dive around HMS Boxer, launched in 1894 and lost in 1918.

Dive around HMS Pomone, built in 1805 and lost in 1811.

Learn more about Maritime Archaeology, what it is and how it works.

Dive around the underwater mesolithic landscape of Bouldnor Cliff.

Find out about the Langostone Logboat

The D-Day: Stories from the Walls project explores the stories of some of the American soldiers that passed through Southampton during the Second World War, and the city’s cruicial role in the war.

D-Day was a significant part of the Allied liberation of Europe and the end of the second World War. This podcast has interviews with people who were there at the time.

Educational resource focusing on corrosion and rusting, including instructions for a hands-on experiment to understand these processes.

Find out more about the role of women in maritime history.

Blogs on ship’s stories and their wreckage.

Find out more about MAT’s work in the filed of maritime archaeology.

Cut out the bones to create your own puzzle of the ancient Auroch!