Remains of ancient naval base discovered in Athens' Piraeus Harbour

An archaeologist excavates one of the shipsheds at Mounichia Harbour -on one of the very rare

days of good visibility [Credit: Vassilis Tsiairis]

The harbours of the Piraeus are heavily polluted. Archaeologists wore chemical-resistant Viking Pro 1000 drysuits

and Interspiro full-face masks with positive-pressure valves. Such equipment completely seals the diver from the

contaminated underwater environment of the harbour basins [Credit: Vassilis Tsiairis]

Mounichia Harbour: Archaeologists documented the 10 x 10 meter square tower on the southern fortified mole

using digital survey techniques [Credit: Bjørn Lovén]

Drawing of ship shed [Credit: Yiannis Nakas]

Satellite photo the modern Piraeus showing the configurations of the three harbours, Kantharos, Zea, and Mounichia

[Credit: GoogleEarthPro]

Zea Harbour Project (ZHP) - the combined land and underwater archaeological

investigation of the ancient harbours of Zea and Mounichia in the Piraeus -

was launched in 2002 [Credit: ZHP]

The Wooden Wall: Battle of Salamis [Credit: Bjørn Lovén]

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