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Archaeology and the Social History of Ships

by Richard Gould

An excellent up-to-date review of this field of research, highlighting new developments in the methodologies and techniques of underwater archaeology. Includes all aspects of the subject including background history to the discipline, the archaeology of boats, other watercraft and their wrecks, modern maritime trade and exchange, the early age of the sail, modern naval warfare, submerged ports and docks, treasure hunting and the future of underwater archaeology, ships and shipwrecks. Well-written, with a wonderful range of illustrations, and worthy of a more prestigious title than `textbook'. 360p, 74 b/w pls and figs (Cambridge UP 2000)

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1. Introduction: underwater archaeology as historical science; 2. Comprehending the underwater world; 3. The state of the art in underwater archaeology; 4. The archaeology of boats and small watercraft; 5. The physical realities of ships and shipwrecks; 6. The earliest ships; 7. Ancient trade and exchange; 8. Modern maritime trade and exchange; 9. Archaeology of the early age of sail (600-1500 AD); 10. Archaeology of the great age of sail (1500-1850 AD); 11. The archaeology of modern naval warfare; 12. Submerged terrestrial-site archaeology; 13. Submerged ports and docks; 14. Treasure hunting and the future of underwater archaeology.

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