Our Latest Blog Posts

April 20th, 2012

Thank you...

Dedication to Claude Duthuit,   The archaeological project at the Bach Dang River has been supported by a number of organizations and individuals, among them [...]

March 9th, 2012

“With Captain Sailors Three”

We have just posted an incredible piece of vintage archival footage on INA’s YouTube channel. “With Captain Sailors Three” was produced by National Geographic and [...]

February 28th, 2012

INA’s 2012 Field Season

                  In 2012, the Institute of Nautical Archaeology will conduct or participate in 18 archaeological projects around [...]

February 25th, 2012

How INA got involved with a project in Vietnam...

How did INA got involved with the Project?  To none-archaeologists and perhaps for graduate students as well, one thing that they want to know is how [...]

January 29th, 2012

Find INA on Facebook!

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January 26th, 2012

Historical and Archaeological Background

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The Mongols were powerful force in East Asia in the Middle Ages. The Mongol conquest of Southern Song dynasty in late 13th century [...]

January 15th, 2012

The Introduction to our Blog!

Welcome to the official INA Blog for the Bach Dang River Survey Project! All of our team members appreciate you reading this blog. From now [...]

August 27th, 2011

The Far Side of the World

On a snowy Christmas night that seems long ago to me now, I stamped the snow from my shoes and placed my hand on the [...]

August 26th, 2011

Anchors Aweigh!

And they weigh a lot, at least the one we photographed on the 25th does! On another research and recon dive, this time off the [...]

August 25th, 2011

Medieval Metal

The 23rd brought a day of data-crunching by the shore for me, while beneath the bay our teams worked steadily on, carefully expanding our trenches. [...]