{"id":14180,"date":"2026-05-13T05:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/14180\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T05:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:22:16","slug":"underwater-robots-finds-rare-artifacts-in-frances-deepest-shipwreck-a-16th-century-vessel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/14180\/","title":{"rendered":"Underwater robots finds rare artifacts in France’s deepest shipwreck, a 16th century vessel"},"content":{"rendered":"

A team of French<\/a> researchers are using underwater robotics to examine an Italian shipwreck dating back to the 16th century.<\/p>\n

The team, made up of members of the French Navy and France\u2019s Department of Underwater and Submarine Archaeological Research (DRASSM), embarked on a three-day mission in April to study and carefully recover artifacts from the wreck.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The site, which researchers have named Camarat 4, was discovered by chance in March 2025 by the Center for Expertise in Human Diving and Underwater Intervention (CEPHISMER), a branch of the French Navy.<\/p>\n

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Camarat 4 is considered the deepest archaeological site ever recorded in waters under French jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

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When the wreck was first discovered, researchers determined it measured about 90 feet long and 22 feet wide and contained a large collection of handmade ceramics. Historians<\/a> believe the well-crafted artifacts originated in the Liguria region of Italy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, the team is using a one-of-a-kind remotely operated robot from the company Travocean to explore the shipwreck, which lies more than 8,200 feet below sea level in the Mediterranean Sea.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The mission, led by Marine Sadania, a maritime archaeologist<\/a> with DRASSM, utilized the robot<\/a>, which is capable of operating at depths greater than 13,000 feet.<\/p>\n

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The team used one-of-a-kind remotely operated robot to study and carefully recover artifacts from the wreck.<\/p>\n

According to a social media post by DRASSM, the robot allowed the team to complete a full photogrammetric survey of the wreck. Processing of the 66,974 photographs is being carried out by Paul Fran\u00e7ois of the Laboratory of Medieval and Modern Archaeology in the Mediterranean.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Researchers were also able to obtain, for the first time, a complete three-dimensional view of the archaeological site, allowing them to closely examine and precisely measure artifacts such as anchors, cannons, ceramics and cauldrons.<\/p>\n

More than a dozen decorative pitcher patterns were also identified.<\/p>\n

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The mission was able to recovery ceramic artifacts.<\/p>\n

The mission also carried out limited and targeted recoveries of some of the ceramic artifacts<\/a> while implementing specialized conservation protocols and enhanced monitoring of the objects\u2019 condition.<\/p>\n

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Three pitchers were recovered from areas near the cargo accumulation, including one featuring an unseen design, along with a plate taken from the forward section between a cannon and an anchor.<\/p>\n

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Camarat 4 was discovered by chance in March 2025 by the Center for Expertise in Human Diving and Underwater Intervention.<\/p>\n

To preserve the artifacts, researchers implemented three conservation protocols, and will use archeometric analysis throughout the different stages of the preservation process.<\/p>\n

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Camarat 4 is considered the deepest archaeological site ever recorded in waters under French jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

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