Mensun Bound & Mark Frary – Wonders In The Deep: Extraordinary Shipwreck Discoveries from Spanish gold to Shackleton’s Bible

An awe-inspiring deep-dive into the treasures found on the sea floor and what they reveal about our past.

Wonders In The Deep sees renowned archaeologist Mensun Bound left, who headed the team that discovered Shackleton’s Endurance, join forces with our guest today, journalist Mark Frary below left, to argue that human history is as much about maritime exploration as it is about what happens on land. Using the many treasures Bound has discovered on the seafloor, they have created a maritime history of the world from 3000 BC to present, via the Ancient Romans and Egyptians, right through to the US Navy. The objects range from skeletons to sewing pins, all preserved in shipwrecks hundreds of years old. Interwoven with beautiful photographs, Wonders In The Deep is a riveting story of ambition, defeat and ingenuity. 

Photo: Becky Kerr Photography

Mark Frary has published 12 books and has written for The Times and Sunday Times, on subjects including science, technology, travel and business. Co-author and underwater archaeologist, Mensun Bound, is the bestselling author of The Ship Beneath The Ice. He has directed many large-scale shipwreck surveys, including the 6th century BC Giglio shipwreck, and the raising of the Hoi An hoard. 

Mark will be talking to former Literature Festival programmer, Anna Millward, in today’s event.

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