The event will take place at the Education and Presentation Centre for Underwater Archaeology St. Nicholas, located within ICUA Zadar. After its recent renovation, the former church now functions as the St. Nicholas Centre.
ICUA Zadar is nestled within the historic core of the city, on the Zadar peninsula, just a short walk from the main cultural and entertainment attractions.
The Conference will be a fully in-person meeting. The official language of the event is English.
Activities will mainly occur between 9.00 and 17.00. Two 15-minutes coffee breaks will be planned each conference day (1/morning and 1/afternoon). The venue has free WiFi.
Lunch break will be taken every day between 13.00 and 14.30.
Keynote speakers will open the plenary (thematic) sessions with an overview of the topic at hand, followed by 20-minute presentations on specific subjects by individual lecturers.
The poster session will be preceded by flash presentations by each author to introduce their poster.
The list of speakers:
- Katarina Batur, University of Zadar, Croatia
Revisiting the Otočac Shipwreck, Korčula Island: Results of the 2022 Survey
2. Luka Bekić – Šime Vrkić, International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar, Croatia
Cargo of trumpets, glass and other equipment from Franina shipwreck
3. Jurica Bezak,Croatian Conservation Institute, Croatia
Shipwreck of the 16th century Venetian merchantman in the waters of the island of Palagruža
4. Massimo Capulli, University of Udine (I), Department of Humanities and Cultural Heritage, Italy
Underwater archaeology and large-scale works. The Rocchetta 1 Shipwreck (Venice) an Example of Documentation and Preservation
5. Tânia Manuel Casimiro, University of Stirling, UK
Between method and theory: Recording and interpreting the evidence from post-medieval ships from a social and cultural perspective
6. Filipe Castro, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Shipwrecks Lomellina and Ngomeni
7. Fabrizio Ciacchella, University of Genoa, Maritime and Naval History Laboratory
(NavLab), Italy
Recent advancements in the study of Renaissance and early modern anchors
8. Niklas Eriksson, Stockholm University, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Sweden
Dutch Flute ships in the Baltic
9. Dragomir Garbov,Centre for Underwater Archaeology, Bulgaria
Postmedieval shipwrecks from the Black Sea MAP project, Dutch schooner shipwreck
10. Milagros Alzaga – García, Underwater Archaeology Center of Andalusia, Spain
Cadiz-Delta II wreck sunk in 1587 and Delta1 wreck of 17th century
11. Sauro Gelichi, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
Pottery and Wrecks in Post-Medieval Dalmatia. A general perspective
12. Maja Kaleb, International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar, Croatia
Ship construction and equipment from Franina shipwreck
13. Darko Kovačević, Centre of Archaeology, Institute for Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies, University of Montenegro, Montenegro
Cape Kabala
14. Krzysztof Kurzyk – Janusz Różycki – Paweł Litwinienko, National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk, Poland
„Today” Underwater Wreck; Storage – „Tomorrow” Underwater Archaeological Park in the Gulf of Gdańsk (Baltic Sea)
15. Hendrik Rik Lettany, University Leiden, Netherlands
Late sixteenth century Scheurrak SO1 shipwreck
16. Igor Mihajlović, Croatian Conservation Institute, Croatia
Wreck of a Ragusan merchantman Madonna SS Carmine (1724) – research campaigns 2018 – 2024
17. Nayden Prahov,National Archaeological Institute with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
Chengene Skele Murano glass
18. Renato Gianni Ridella, University of Genoa, Maritime and Naval History Laboratory (NavLab), Italy
Artillery equipments on Mediterranean merchant-ships for defense against piracy and privateering as evidenced by archives and archaeology (16th century – second half)
19. Arnaud Cazenave de la Roche, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain
Archaeology of Mediterranean ships of the Renaissance: Rocciu 1 and Mortella 1 and 2 wrecks (Corsica, France), a comparative perspective
20. Zrinka Ettinger Starčić,Lošinj Museum, Croatia
Modern shipwreck in Čikat Bay, Lošinj Island – 2023-2025 archaeological researches
21. Roko Surić, International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar, Croatia
Ceramics and ballast from Franina shipwreck
22. Vesna Zmaić, Croatian Conservation Institute, Croatia
Bisage, Kornati shipwreck