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Underwater Archaeology
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Terra Marique: Studies in honour of Anna Marguerite McCann on the receipt of the Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of America
edited by John Pollini
In 1998 Anna Marguerite McCann received the Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of America for her distinguished archaeological achievements. This volume includes the papers presented at a special colloquium held in her honour, along with essays of other colleagues and friends. The volume is divided into two thematic parts: the first reflects Anna McCann's general interests in ancient art and archaeology, especially Greek and Roman ...
Hardback. Price US$50.00
Weapons of Warre: The Ordnance of the Mary Rose
edited by Alexzandra Hildred
This devoted to consideration of the ordnance, munitions and equipment for war - the raison d'être for the building of the Mary Rose. It begins with a full description of the guns, followed by discussion of the many objects that relate ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price US$100.00, Our Price US$80.00
Maritime History of Britain and Ireland
by Ian Friel
An authoritative account of the maritime history of the British Isles over the last 1500 years. Ian Friel defines 'maritime history' broadly to encompass naval developments, sea trade, exploration and colonization, fishing, social history, the technology of shipbuilding and a host of other themes related to the ways in which maritime activity has affected the history of Britain. Conversely, he examines the ways in which British seafaring ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price US$45.00, Our Price US$19.98
Archaeology and the Sea in Scandinavia and Britain: A Personal Account
by Ole Crumlin-Pedersen
Half a century ago, archaeology entered a new field of work with the excavation of ancient ships found under water. A new discipline emerged: maritime archaeology.
In this book, Ole Crumlin-Pedersen, the Danish pioneer of maritime archaeology, gives a fascinating overview of more than forty of years of work.
Beginning with the natural conditions for seafaring, the author explains the evolution of basic water craft into ...
Hardback. Not yet published - advance orders taken. Price US$90.00
La stèle de Ptolémée VIII Évergète II à Héracléion: Underwater Archaeology in the Canopic region in Egypt
by Christophe Thiers, with contributions by Franck Goddio and Luc Tamborero
This monograph presents a translation, commentary and interpretation of the bilingual monumental Stele of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II, which stood in the temple district of Heracleion-Thonis in the north-western Nile Delta of Egypt. The six metre high stele was erected sometime between either 141/140 and 131 or 124 and 116 BC and was discovered during the excavations of the European Institute of Underwater Archaeology. Unfortunately, immersion in ...
Hardback. Price US$80.00
Topography and Excavation of Heracleion-Thonis and East Canopus (1996-2006): Underwater Archaeology in the Canopic region in Egypt
by Franck Goddio
This book presents the first topographic outline of the city of Heracleion and the nearby Ptolemaic and Byzantine sites, all currently being excavated underwater in the Bay of Aboukir. This volume is the product of ten years of survey and excavation. 136p, col illus t/out (OCMA Monograph 1, Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology 2007)
Hardback. Price US$104.00
Europe's Lost World: The Rediscovery of Doggerland
by Vincent Gaffney, Simon Fitch, and David Smith
It frequently feels that there is nothing new to explore on the earth - the most distant places are visited by TV crews and even tourists. However, the past can also be a foreign country and recently archaeologists have begun to explore a vast, unknown landscape hidden beneath the North Sea. Inhabited by early man, this land disappeared beneath the sea when sea levels rose more than 8000 years ago. This enigmatic landscape, known as Doggerland ...
Paperback. Price US$30.00
The Naos of the Decades: Underwater Archaeology in the Canopic region in Egypt
by A S von Bomhard
This monograph presents the almost completely reconstituted Naos of the Decades with an excellent set of photographic images. The four additional fragments, recovered in East Canopus during the excavations of the European Institute of Underwater Archaeology, are examined with the two original fragments from the Louvre and Greco Roman Museum (Egypt). The largest of the new fragments consists of a cosmogony of over 20 columns with no known ...
Hardback. Price US$90.00
Geoarchaeology: Underwater Archaeology in the Canopic region in Egypt
by J-D Stanley et al
This volume presents the geoarchaeological analysis of the Akboukir Bay by the Smithsonian Institute. This study outlines the reasons for the submergence of the ancient coast line through detailed analysis of geological core samples. 145p (OCMA Monograph 2, Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology 2007)
Hardback. Price US$100.00
Managing the Marine Cultural Heritage: Defining, Accessing and Managing the Resource
edited by J. Satchell and P. Palma
Recent decades have witnessed an expansion of archaeological activity under water and in the coastal zone.There has also been a realisation of the threats to this material from human and natural action. This period of relatively rapid change has increased pressure on governments, heritage groups and agencies, coastal zone managers and sea users to formulate approaches to managing the maritime cultural heritage.
This volume presents a ...
Paperback. Price US$37.00
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