Ressources

: Frédéric Osada (Images Explorations) © MCC / DRASSM
: Aerial photo of the Hermine-Bretagne, the excavation's support ship, anchored at the Natière site. The mouth of the Rance River and the tidal power station can be seen in the background. (Cliché : NAT01_E0019)

: Teddy Seguin (Adramar) © MCC / DRASSM
: Aerial view of the Hermine-Bretagne anchored at the Natière rocks, which form a genuine "ship-trap". (Cliché : Nat07_M0145)

: Teddy Seguin (Adramar) © MCC / DRASSM
: Visibility underwater is different at high and low tide. It is also affected by the actions of the underwater archaeologists. (Cliché : NAT06_SM0031)

: Teddy Seguin (Adramar) © MCC / DRASSM
: Visibility underwater is different at high and low tide. It is also affected by the actions of the underwater archaeologists. (Cliché : Nat07_SM0585)

: Teddy Seguin (Adramar) © MCC / DRASSM
: Blocks and ropes in situ, part of the shrouding for the foremast of the Dauphine. (Cliché : Nat05_SM0672)

: © Thomas Sagory (du-ciel.com)
: Aerial kite photograph of the Hermine-Bretagne. Off the stern, one can see air bubbles from the divers' air tanks. (Ref. : Nat08_M0335)

: Teddy Seguin (Adramar) © MCC / DRASSM
: The indispensable (and reassuring) lifeline, which connects the support ship with the archaeological site, and guides the divers. (Réf. : NAT06_SM0120)

: Damien Sanders © MCC / DRASSM
: Ratline knot tied in a shroud from the foremast of the Dauphine. (Réf. : Nat2236_7)

: Teddy Seguin (Adramar) © MCC / DRASSM
: Rigid grid placed over the wreck of the Dauphine. An iron cannon is visible in the foreground. (Réf. : NAT05_SM0336)

: Frédéric Osada (Images Explorations) © MCC / DRASSM
: Up until 2002, a flexible grid was used for the excavation of the site. (Réf. : Nat02_SM0697)

: Teddy Seguin (Adramar) © MCC / DRASSM
: Daily inspection of the height of the gridwork in order to take measurements along the Z axis. (Réf. : Nat05_SM189)

: Teddy Seguin (Adramar) © MCC / DRASSM
: Taking measurements along the X, Y and Z axes. Detail of one of the horizontal bars of the grid, fitted with a gradated ruler. The ruler, printed on highly resistant vinyl tape, has simplified gradations designed by the excavation team to be read at a distance. They are visible from roughly two metres away.

: Teddy Seguin (Adramar) © MCC / DRASSM
: Taking measurements along the X, Y and Z axes. The 3 x 3m excavation squares can themselves be subdivided into nine squares, one metre on a side. (Ref. : Nat03_SM0128)

: Teddy Seguin (Adramar) © MCC / DRASSM
: The variations in level between one part of the site and another sometimes made measuring difficult. (Ref. : Nat05_SM094)

: Teddy Seguin (Adramar) © MCC / DRASSM
: Grid bar, broken during the winter. At the end of the 2003 campaign, the team decided to leave three 3 x 3m excavation units in place, in order to have a fixed reference point to faciliate reinstallation of the grid in 2004. The frames that were left on site were lowered all the way down, and their feet anchored in the substratum. When the team returned the following year, none of the frames were in place. Their elements – disconnected, bent and broken – were finally located several dozen metres away. They were likely snagged by a dragnet. (Réf. : NAT04_M275)

: Teddy Seguin (Adramar) © MCC / DRASSM
: At the start of the excavation, the top layers of sand are removed by means of a powerful suction hose. (Réf. : NAT08_SM0017)

: Teddy Seguin (Adramar) © MCC / DRASSM
: A satellite for connecting six high-pressure hoses to six suction heads. (Réf. : NAT08_SM0017)

: Teddy Seguin (Adramar) © MCC / DRASSM
: A powerful motor-pump at the rear of the Hermine-Bretagne provides water to the six underwater suction heads. (Réf. : NAT04_M329)

: Teddy Seguin (Adramar) © MCC / DRASSM
: Georges Le Pelletier and Denis Metzger hook up the high-pressure column to the motor-pump on the Hermine-Bretagne. (Réf. : NAT05_M0299)