Explore Montenegro’s submerged past through the ‘Underwater Cultural Landscapes of Montenegro’ project, employing cutting-edge technology to unveil and preserve the nation’s rich maritime heritage.
The mission of the Laboratory of Maritime Archelogy is to illuminate and make the underwater cultural heritage of Montenegro accessible to the public through state-of-the-art methodology, innovative technologies and the highest scientific standards for reconnaissance, documentation, preservation and promotion of maritime and underwater cultural heritage.
Through its project activities and multidisciplinary approach, the Laboratory for Maritime Archelogy will support the development of the institutional capacities, uptake of innovative research methods, state-of-the-art documentation techniques and protection of underwater cultural heritage through intersectoral and interinstitutional cooperation. It will facilitate international academic presence of Montenegrin researchers in the field of sciences relevant to underwater research. It will advocate the implementation of the provisions of the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage and promote sustainable touristic valorisation of underwater cultural heritage.
