The Telegraph.com.au: Australian Geographic pictures reveal silent underwater Anzac battlefield
INCREDIBLE pictures from the depths near Anzac Cove have revealed long-forgotten remnants of the battle that forged a nation.
Published by Australian Geographic, the photographs reveal a silent underwater battlefield that has remained hidden from view since 1915.
A group of Turkish and Australian marine archaeologists have uncovered relics from the Gallipoli campaign, including hospital barges used to transport wounded soldiers to waiting ships. The barges also were used to carry munitions and stores.
One of the barges, covered over with bright marine growth, was hidden 55m below the surface.
After a series of financial and logistical setbacks, the team began their search in May last year.
Project Beneath Gallipoli, as it was dubbed by crew, was the first systematic archaeological survey of the murky depths.
The archaeologists are set to return to Anzac Cove in the near future to continue mapping the submerged battlefield.
The dive team also discovered a series of small, steel watercraft sunk in the shallows. The craft were confirmed to be bridge-building pontoons from Melbourne.
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