The underwater archaeological site of Pianosa, discovered in 1989 by volunteer divers (Giuseppe Adriani, Paolo Vaccari), is located at a depth of 35 m, close to the Scoglio della Scola, in front of the east coast of the island. The site is characterized by the presence of about one hundred amphorae of different origin and epoch. The various amphorae range from Dressel 1A (1st century B.C.) to Beltran 2 B and Dressel 20 , up to African models (3rd century A. D.) The site has been surveyed in 2001 by the Nucleo Operativo Subacqueo (MIBAC-SBAT) divers. This survey, carried out by the SBAT, proved that the site had remained untouched. And it was necessary to start a first test of excavation to know the exact nature of the archaeological site: this was one of the aims that the October 2006 underwater mission has reached. (Mission website...)