Maritime Archaeology: A Technical Handbook

by Jeremy Green

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Underwater archaeology had its beginnings as a discipline in the 19th century, when salvers working on shipwrecks and divers seeking sponges occasionally came across ancient material. The advent of modern scuba equipment and the birth of sport diving in the 1950s begat maritime archaeologists (who had scholarly motives) and looters (who didn't). This book deals with aspects of archaeology and the techniques that are used to conduct it in an underwater...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0122986326

ISBN13:9780122986321

Release Date:May 2004

Publisher:Academic Press

Length:470 Pages

Weight:2.00 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Archaeology Earth Sciences Geology Geophysics History Humanities Physics Politics & Social Sciences Science & Math Ships Social Science Social Sciences

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