On May 27, 2025, Atlantis Consulting hosted a seminar within the TECTONIC project, featuring contributions from researchers at the University of Calabria. The event focused on blue growth, cultural heritage, and innovative interdisciplinary research.
Archive for tag: UnderwaterCulturalHeritage

Tectonic encounters in the Aegean and Ionian Seas: workshop and fieldwork highlights
As part of the TECTONIC project, international researchers gathered at the University of Patras for workshops and fieldwork dedicated to underwater cultural heritage. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and hands-on demonstrations of innovative conservation materials, the secondment fostered dialogue on heritage science, environmental risks, and sustainable preservation practices in the Aegean and Ionian Seas.

Research Stay in Puerto Madryn: Advancing Underwater Cultural Heritage Studies
Dr. Salvatore Medaglia (University of Calabria) concluded a research stay at CENPAT–CONICET in Puerto Madryn, Patagonia, focusing on 19th-century shipwrecks. In collaboration with Dr. Guillermo Gutiérrez, the work advanced the TECTONIC project’s investigations on the Emma schooner and other submerged heritage sites, emphasizing conservation strategies for the intertidal zone of the Patagonian coast.

Dr. Salvatore Medaglia’s research data at CONICET CENPAT headquarters
The special session of the TECTONIC Project "New Perspectives and Solutions in Cultural Heritage" is a forum for sharing ideas, projects, research, and applications, focusing on the Preventive Conservation of marine and aerial Cultural Heritage.

Special Session on “New perspectives and solutions in Cultural Heritage”
The special session of the TECTONIC Project "New Perspectives and Solutions in Cultural Heritage" is a forum for sharing ideas, projects, research, and applications, focusing on the Preventive Conservation of marine and aerial Cultural Heritage.

CONICET, MC and UNICAL presented results at the XII Congress on Archaeology of Patagonia
Researchers from CONICET, the Ministry of Culture (Argentina), and UNICAL (Italy) presented some of the results from the TECTONIC project at the XII Congress on Archaeology of Patagonia.

New exchange between USAL (Spain), 3DR (Italy), and CONICET (Argentina)
During July and August, the BISITE research group from the University of Salamanca (USAL) in Spain hosted a colleague from CONICET (Argentina) in the ongoing collaboration between the partners of the TECTONIC project.

Another exchange between ATLANTIS (Greece) and UNICAL (Italy) for TECTONIC project
During the period of June-August 2024, 4 researchers from ATLANTIS Consulting (Greece) were hosted by the University of Calabria in Italy, advancing educational collaboration between institutions.

TECTONIC academic exchange between CMRL-FORTH (Greece) and the Ministry of Culture & CONICET (Argentina)
The TECTONIC project continues furthering the academic exchange between institutions.
During July, researchers of the CMRL from the IACM, at the FORTH Hellas hosted an array of activities for the visiting members of the CONICET and the Ministry of Culture of Argentina.

SYNPO and UNICAL: The exchange of skills continues
The exchanges of skills and training between SYNPO and UNICAL continue, experimenting with new solutions for the protection and conservation of underwater cultural heritage.