The South West Maritime Archaeological Group (SWMAG)
is a team of avocational divers with a passion for History from the Sea.
SWMAG's goal is to discover and share knowledge about our ancestors and their seafaring history through diving, research and analysis, and collaboration with others.
Discover
Find out about the sites and projects that SWMAG has and is working on.
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Morrocan gold, European pottery, Bronze Age tools; this site has them all and more.
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One of the most important Bronze Age sites in the UK.
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Found by SWMAG in 2007, 96 years after her sinking, the story of The Lord Napier can now be told.
Explore
Explore our artefact database.
It contains all of the artefacts discovered by SWMAG since 1995 and the orginal finds from Moor Sand.
Search and sorting tools allow you to find the artefact(s) of interest to you and make the database easy to browse and a useful research tool.
The artefacts are catalogued using the NMR Object and the British Museum Material Thesauri to provide easy cross referencing with and comparison to other collections.
Featured Artefact
Each month we select an artefact from our database
as our featured artefact.
Recent News
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SWMAG Members return to Buckingham Palace
Issued by on 18 September 2011 at 16:49
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Talk to the Cornwall Archaeological Society
Issued by on 18 September 2011 at 16:39
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Another talk confirmed for SWMAG
Issued by on 20 June 2011 at 18:43
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SWMAG Southern Members Talks 2011/12
Issued by on 17 June 2011 at 19:44
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Issued by on 17 June 2011 at 19:18
Recent Blog Posts
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Issued by on 25 November 2011 at 12:08
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Issued by on 27 August 2010 at 09:46
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SWMAG Highly Commended at the British Archaeological Awards
Issued by on 21 July 2010 at 07:15
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British Archaeological Awards Short List
Issued by on 14 June 2010 at 17:08
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Issued by on 11 June 2010 at 13:45
Donate
If you would like to help SWMAG's work you can do so by making a donation; any amount is greatly appreciated.
All money goes directly to fund work on the sites; the purchase and maintenance of equipment (not personal equipment) and funding of research, e.g. artefact analysis, modelling, expert reports, etc.
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