Medieval Mortar Shipwreck - Dorset

New Episode! | MORTAR WRECK: DIVING ENGLAND’S OLDEST SHIPWRECK | Time Team Special (Dorset) 2025

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Derek and Lawrence tell the story of the ‘Mortar Wreck’, the oldest shipwreck ever discovered off the English coast. Over a period of three years, the intrepid duo have gone to sea to observe diving on the medieval wreck, and witnessed beautiful carved marble artefacts come to the surface after 800 years on the sea floor. Having followed these finds through the conservation process, the show culminates in the launch of a fabulous new shipwreck gallery at Poole Museum in Dorset, where Derek and Lawrence come face to face not only with artefacts from the Mortar Wreck but also a 2000 year old log boat, carved wooden heads and even a submerged euphonium.

TRAILER | MORTAR WRECK: DIVING ENGLAND’S OLDEST SHIPWRECK

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Mortar Wreck: Time Team Expedition Crew joins dive on Medieval shipwreck

Sat, 10 Jun 2023 18:00:00 GMT

Time Team's Expedition Crew returns to investigate a Medieval shipwreck off the South coast of England, laden with a fascinating cargo. Derek Pitman and Lawrence Shaw spend a day with the dive team from Bournemouth University Maritime Archaeology to uncover 700 year-old secrets hidden beneath the waves.