Beneath the Seven Seas:
Adventures with the
Institute of Nautical Archaeology
edited by George F. Bass
Posted on 02/22/2006 8:30:02 AM PST by SunkenCiv
The first person to fully excavate an ancient shipwreck on the seabed, and founder of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA), he brings together in this handsomely illustrated book accounts by many distinguished archaeologists associated with the INA. They tell of the discovery, excavation, and preservation of more than 40 shipwrecks -- and one sunken city -- the world over, from ancient times through the Byzantine, medieval, and Renaissance eras and on through World War II. The shipwrecks featured range from an ancient Sea of Galilee fishing boat to the Titanic and a D-day landing craft. The sunken city is Port Royal, Jamaica, engulfed in 1692. Each narrative, rich in detail and insight, covers the planning, execution, and significance of the project and the meticulous work carried out at the site and with the excavated objects afterward. The color photography includes magnificent deep-sea shots as well as closeups of recovered artifacts. The text is framed by Bass's introduction to each chronological section, giving historical context and the significance of the excavation. A work about reconstructing, and sometimes rewriting history through nautical archaeology, this book will appeal to general readers and specialists alike in nautical archaeology. Strongly recommended.
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Beneath the Seven Seas:
Adventures with the
Institute of Nautical Archaeology
edited by George F. Bass
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That looks like an interesting book. Thanks for posting.
My pleasure.
BTW, if you haven't caught it already, your "excerpt" link goes to a jpg image. Should maybe go HERE?
Whoops.
The continental shelves have seen more exploration than the abyssal plain, but the latter is where things like Titanic are found. :')
Searching for glacial max era artifacts or items of more recent vintage; shipwrecks and the like? In any case, I would imagine finding evidence of pre-historic civilizations offshore would be akin to finding a needle in a haystack. Where would one even begin? And what would one look for? Underwater pyramids maybe???
As the ocean floor gas hydrates start to be tapped for domestic energy markets, I'm sure we'll see much more in the way of A) discoveries and B) legislation purported to protect future archaeological site discoveries (but actually aimed at preventing development).
The best places to start *may be* the submerged estuaries, iow, along the rivers.
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