In the footsteps of Honor Frost : the life and legacy of a pioneer in maritime archaeology / edited by Lucy Blue.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blue, Lucy Katherine, editor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Honor Frost Foundation general publication ; 1.

Honor Frost Foundation general publication ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Underwater archaeology.

Marine archaeologists.

Antiquities.

Mediterranean Sea--Antiquities.

Mediterranean Sea.

Frost, Honor.

Marine archaeologists--Cyprus--Biography.

Underwater archaeology--Mediterranean Sea.

Cyprus.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

291 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Sidestone Press, [2019]

Summary:

Maritime archaeologist Honor Frost (1917-2010) was a pioneer in her field. She left a rich legacy through her innovative research conducted in the eastern Mediterranean on the remains of ports and harbours, sea-level change, shipwrecks and ship construction, and ancient anchors. This volume provides an appreciation of Frost's work and gives a point-in-time assessment of current projects in the region that are in effect a continuity of Frost's work. As such, it provides an insight into the development of the discipline of maritime archaeology in the region from its infancy to the present day. The subjects covered include Frost's long-term research into the port infrastructures of the Levantine coast, particularly at Byblos, Tyre, Sidon, and Arwad, which heralded harbour geo-archaeology by addressing sea-level change and maritime paleo-landscapes. Also, her excavation and analysis of the ships relating to the archaeological remains of the Punic wars that she excavated from 1971 off the coast of Marsala, Sicily. This work is examined both through her underwater investigation at the time, the creation of a museum in Marsala to house the remains, and through a recent discovery in Frost's archives. Frost's survey of the lighthouse at Alexandria, on which all later work has been based, is also included. Her contribution to the establishment of research into stone anchors is examined within the context of current projects. Two seminal articles are offered. One with respect to Frost's life before she became a maritime archaeologist: as artist and set and costume designer for ballet productions. The other one provides a detailed overview of her maritime archaeological career.

Contents:

Honor Frost Under the Mediterranean: from maritime to nautical archaeology p. 9 / Patrice Pomey

Honor Frost, True to Herself: from art and ballet design to underwater archaeology p. 39 / Sophie Bosch

1985-2008: TROPIS International Symposia on Ship Construction in Antiquity p. 91 / Harry Tzalas

Arwad, Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos: Honor Frost's impact on harbour studies in the Levant p. 95 / Nicolas Carayon

Honoring the Lady of Byblos p. 109 / Martine Francis-Allouche and Nicolas Grimal

Harbour Installations at Tyre North p. 139 / Ibrahim Noureddine

Preserving the Landscape of Anfeh: a maritime heritage site in north Lebanon p. 151 / Nadine Panayot Haroun and Lucy Semaan

Three Decades of Adventures with Honor Frost in Crete p. 165 / Elpida Hadjidaki

Honor Frost and the Pharos: the lighthouse of Alexandria p. 183 / Jean-Yves Empereur and Isabelle Hairy

Early Priorities and New Perspectives in Harbour Research p. 199 / David Blackman

Building upon Honor Frost's Anchor-Stone Foundations p. 213 / Gregory Francis Votruba

The Archaeological Mission of Marsala: the Punic Ship Project p. 245 / Pietro Alagna

The History of Marsala's Shipwreck Exhibition: from its beginnings to the present p. 249 / Rossella Giglio

The Second Life of a Phoenix: Honor Frost's unpublished chronicles of a Punic ship in Sicily p. 259 / Claire Calcagno and Elena Flavia Castagnino Berlinghieri

The Honor Frost Foundation: aims, achievements and future perspectives p. 273 / Alison Cathie.

Notes:

"This volume is representative of a session of papers presented at an international conference of maritime archaeology in the Mediterranean that was held in Nicosia, Cyprus in October 2017 to mark the centenary of Frost's birth."--page 7.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9789088908309

9088908303

OCLC:

1104640887