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Underwater Archaeology

Weapons of Warre: The Ordnance of the Mary Rose
edited by Alexzandra Hildred
This volume is 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 to their use: the shot, the gunpowder and the items needed for loading and firing, as well the experiments that have been carried out in the manufacture and use of specific gun types, carriages and other ...
Hardback. Not yet published - advance orders taken. Price GB £49.95

Terra Marique: Studies in honor 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 by 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. Publisher's Price GB £45.00, Our Price GB £10.00

The Rising Tide: Archaeology and Coastal Landscapes
edited by Carenza Lewis and Alan Aberg
The zone where sea meets land is an ever-changing environment, which often reveals fascinating details of human occupation and exploitation od the landscape. This fragile environment also creates both research and management problems. The papers published here were given at a joint conference of the Nautical Archaeology Society and the Society for Landscape Studies. They review various aspects of, and approaches to, archaeological research in ...
Paperback. Price GB £4.95

Alexandria and North-Western Delta: Joint Conference Proceedings of Alexandria, City and Harbour (Oxford 2004) and The Trade and Topography of Egypt's North-West Delta, 8th century BC to 8th century AD (Berlin 2006)
edited by Damian Robinson and Andrew Wilson
This monograph contains the joint proceedings of the first two conferences organised by the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology. It contains 23 papers that cover land-based and underwater excavation and survey in the area of the North-Western Nile Delta, principally concerning the cities of Alexandria and Heracleion-Thonis, as well as studies of aspects of the material culture from these sites. 300p, over 200 b/w & col illus (Oxford Centre ...
Hardback. Not yet published - advance orders taken. Price GB £45.00

La stèle de Ptolémée VIII Évergète II à Héracléion
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 GB £40.00

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 GB £52.00

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 ...
Paperback. Price GB £26.99
Hardback. Price GB £60.00

Archaeological Oceanography
Ballard, Robert D.
Hardback. Price GB £30.95

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 GB £45.00

Underwater Archaeology: The NAS Guide to Principles and Practice
edited by Amanda Bowens
A detailed practical guide to all aspects of underwater archaeology. Each section is written by an expert in their particular field, and the book contains advice on legal issues, safety, surveying, recording and photographing finds, conservation, and publishing work. When the first edition was published in 1992 underwater archaeology was a comparatively new science, and in the intervening years, as the editor notes, whilst the principles involved ...
Paperback. Price GB £24.99
Hardback. Price GB £65.00