HERITAGE UNDER The WATER
Dive at the heart of underwater and underwater Archaeology!
Stands(Pits), First dives, Demonstrations, Exhibitions(Exposures), Conferences …
The archaeologists-divers will share with you on the occasion of European Heritage Days, their researches(searches), methods(course books) and tools. They will be on September 15th and 16th in the castle of Taillebourg to present you regional fluvial and maritime heritage: a Merovingian small boat, Roman wrecks, an ancient quay(platform), a ship of the 18th century …
Discover with them the use of the Sonar for the detection of the buried vestiges or the different methods(course books) of location(localisation) of anomalies in the underwater context.
Start to learn about dive with the "First dives" of FFESSM / CODEP17. Activity proposed from 8 years. Accessible(Approachable) to the people in situation of disability under presentation(display) of a medical certificate of not contraindication in dive established by a general practitioner. Bring swimsuit and towel(briefcase).
Conferences, on Saturday and Sundays at 11 h and 15 h

• "The Roman wrecks of Courbiac (Saints and Fontcouverte, river Charente, 17)". By Jonathan Letuppe (Eveha)
• "The ancient port(bearing) of the Old Poitiers (Naintré - river Clain, 86)". By Morgane Cayre (EVEHA)
• "Tools of detection in underwater and underwater archaeology". By Philippe Pelgas (INRAP)
• "The operations of underwater prospecting on the sites of the battle of scathing articles and of a wreck off the île de Ré". By Félix Gomez (AREPMAREF)
• Exhibition(Exposure)*: The underwater archaeology of the river Charente
• Bodies participating in event:*
• Association of Research(Search) and of Study of Maritime and fluvial Heritage (AREPMAREF).
• Eveha company - Studies and archaeological promotions(valuations).
• French Federation of Studies and of departmental Sports Submarines / committee Charente-Maritime (FFESSM / CODEP17).
• French Federation of Studies and of Sports Submarines / committee underwater New Aquitaine (FFESSM / CSNA).
• Medical educational institute, professional section of Tonnay-Charente.
• National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP).
• Ministry of Culture / Regional office of business(affairs) culturelles/Service regional of Archaeology (DRAC / SRA).
• City of Taillebourg.
  Definitive programme - Information: https://www.taillebourg17.fr
  Advised(Recommended) car park: Place(Square) of the Market - 17350 Taillebourg