Heritage Protection — Egadi Islands

The site of the 241 BC Battle of the Aegates, the naval engagement that ended the First Punic War — an active underwater excavation has recovered bronze warship rams and helmets from the seabed since 2004.

Survey and excavation work is coordinated by Sicily's Soprintendenza del Mare, the regional authority for underwater cultural heritage.

What documentation covers

Full-coverage multibeam and side-scan survey of a wreck or site, captured without disturbing the seabed — combined into a single 3D record suited to a heritage authority's register, not just a client deliverable. Repeat surveys against the same baseline turn condition monitoring into a real comparison rather than an impression.

Who this is for

• Ministries of culture and national archaeology services responsible for underwater heritage in the region.
• Research institutions running a documented survey programme on a known site.
• Insurers and legal teams requiring evidentiary seabed data following a suspected unauthorized disturbance.

Working in the Egadi Islands area

If there's an underwater cultural heritage documentation requirement in the Egadi Islands area — get in touch to discuss scope, authority coordination, and timing.