About Adus

Established by two former members of the Archaeological Diving Unit (ADU) at the University of St Andrews, ADUS has gained a wealth of experience in the investigation of submerged archaeological sites throughout UK Waters including, at Scapa Flow in 2001, the first ever multibeam sonar surveys of historic wrecks.

This pioneering work has been followed by more than fifty multibeam sonar surveys of ship, submarine and aircraft wreck sites, together with submerged prehistoric landscapes.

ADUS members have been a key component of the Rapid Archaeological Site Survey and Evaluation (RASSE) Project at the University of St Andrews, which is funded by the Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF) through English Heritage.

ADUS provided the project with specialist multibeam sonar expertise and undertook trials as part of the project into improving survey quality. ADUS has also undertaken its own investigations into the application of multibeam sonar techniques to archaeology.