Ships from the depths : deepwater archaeology / Fredrik Sreide.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sreide, Fredrik, 1968-

Series:

Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series.

Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Underwater archaeology.

Archaeology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 182 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Deepwater archaeology uncovers secrets from the ancient maritime past . . . Thousands of shipwrecks and archaeological sites lie undiscovered in deep water, potentially holding important clues to our maritime past. Scientists have explored only a small percentage of the oceans' depths, as 98 percent of the seabed lies well beyond the reach of conventional diving. "Ships from the Depths"""surveys the dramatic advances in technology over the last few years that have made it possible for scientists to locate, study, and catalogue archaeological sites in waters previously inaccessible to humans. Researcher and explorer Fredrik Soreide presents the development of deepwater archaeology since 1971, when Willard Bascom designed his "Alcoa Seaprobe" to locate and raise deepwater wrecks in the Mediterranean. Accompanied by descriptions and color photographs of deepwater projects and equipment, this book considers not only techniques that have been developed for location and observation of sites but also removal and excavation methods distinctive to these unique locations, far beyond the reach of scuba gear. Soreide provides an introduction to and survey of the history, development, and potential of this exciting branch of nautical archaeology. Scholars and field archaeologists will appreciate this handy compendium of the current state of the discipline and technology, and general readers will relish this comprehensive look at the challenges and opportunities associated with locating and studying historical and ancient shipwrecks in some of the world's deepest waters.

Contents:

Part I. A survey of deepwater archaeology

Introduction to deepwater archaeology

Deepwater archaeology: the basic tools

History of deepwater archaeology

Part II. Developing a methodology

Location of deepwater sites

Documentation of deepwater sites

Excavation of deepwater sites

Preservation conditions in deep water

Deepwater archaeology: law and ethics.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60344-486-6

OCLC:

726828980