Ships from the depths : deepwater archaeology / / Fredrik Sreide

• Autore: Sreide Fredrik <1968->
• Pubblicazione: College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 182 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
• Disciplina: 930.1028/04
• Soggetto topico: Underwater archaeology; Archaeology
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Ships from the depths
• ISBN: 1-60344-486-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910953410203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series.