Scuba-diving archaeologists have made terrific discoveries by excavating shipwrecks in shallow water.

Over the past fifty years, scuba-diving archaeologists have made terrific discoveries by excavating shipwrecks in shallow water. However, scuba diving is generally limited to water shallower than 50 meters (150 feet). That means that only about 2% of the sea floor is within reach. Image courtesy of the National Park Service.

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