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Arranged chronologically, the book begins with ancient times and the warships and battles of the Egyptians, Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans, the Chinese, and progresses through three thousand years to the lost ships of the Cold War. In bringing this violent past to life, James Delgado''s approach is informed by scholarship, but it is not academic. Through his insights as an explorer, archaeologist, and story teller, Delgado provides a unique and idiosyncratic history of naval warfare, the evolution of its strategy and technology, and it critical impact on the past. From fallen triremes and galleons to dreadnoughts, aircraft carriers, and nuclear submarines, this book vividly brings naval warfare to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndeed, to this reviewer, the chapters almost read like a binge watching session of different seasons of the individual shows he is so known for outside academia. On the other hand, just like them, given his(author's) fluent and entertaining writing style, the pages truly fly by...War at Sea will be of interest to both seasoned students of naval warfare as anyone new to the subject given Delgado's selection of shipwrecks, and not just in terms of the variety ship types covered. * Alexander Van der Biest, Instagram; paper_can_reviews *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is both an eminently readable crash course in naval history in general and a valuable almanac of important military shipwrecks. Interspersed at appropriate points are paragraphs that furnish necessary historical context that cannot be provided by analysing individual wrecks. * Philip Sims, University of Southampton, England, UK, The International Journal of Nautical Archaelogy  *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a useful tool for educators who wish to bring more naval history into their classrooms. High school and undergraduate students will find the text lively and easy to understand, though assigning the entire book would probably best work in an upper-level undergraduate or graduate courses on oceans in world and military history. Public historians will find valuable information on artifacts and exhibits preserved in museums and private collections around the world. 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It provides a unique perspective on the evolution of naval conflicts, strategies, and technologies, while vividly conjuring up the dangerous life of war at sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndeed, to this reviewer, the chapters almost read like a binge watching session of different seasons of the individual shows he is so known for outside academia. On the other hand, just like them, given his(author's) fluent and entertaining writing style, the pages truly fly by...War at Sea will be of interest to both seasoned students of naval warfare as anyone new to the subject given Delgado's selection of shipwrecks, and not just in terms of the variety ship types covered. * Alexander Van der Biest, Instagram; paper_can_reviews *\u003cbr\u003eWinner of James Deetz Award from the Society for Historical Archaeology\u003cbr\u003eWar at Sea is an excellent overview of military nautical archeology around the globe, enhanced by decent maps, a glossary, a comprehensive bibliography, and photos and drawings, including sixteen color plates. It will interest naval and nautical historians, and likely sport divers as well. * Jonathan Beard, Michigan War Studies Review  *\u003cbr\u003eIn WAR AT SEA, James P. Delgado delivers a sweeping history of naval warfare told through the evidence of sunken ships scattered around the globe . . . readers may wish to know more of Mr. Delgado's personal experience, given the hints he offers of his own shipwreck searches. Having written a highly readable survey of naval warfare and technology, he clearly has more stories to tell.\"  - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a useful tool for educators who wish to bring more naval history into their classrooms. High school and undergraduate students will find the text lively and easy to understand, though assigning the entire book would probably best work in an upper-level undergraduate or graduate courses on oceans in world and military history. Public historians will find valuable information on artifacts and exhibits preserved in museums and private collections around the world. 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Fascinating and dramatic, War at Sea is his most recent book, a treasury of intrigue and enigmas from the countless sunken warships that lie on the bottom of oceans, lakes, and rivers. * Clive Cussler, bestselling novelist and founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency *\u003cbr\u003eThere is no finer maritime historian alive today than James Delgado. His new book War at Sea is a stunning example of his broad knowledge of all times historical beneath the sea. I strongly recommend it to anyone who is not only interested in naval history but enjoys a good story as well. A must read! * Robert D. Ballard, discoverer of the RMS Titanic and the German battleship Bismarck *\u003cbr\u003eCompelling and captivating. A real tour de force. Delgado takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the history of warships from antiquity to the present, focusing especially on the relevant shipwrecks and fragmentary remains that have been recovered by maritime archaeologists. 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Wonderfully illustrated, this is maritime history at its best.\"-Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Classic Age Naval Warfare War at Sea After and Beyond Pax Romana The Rise of the Gun Wooden Walls Wars for America From Wood and Canvas to Iron and Steam  Steel Navies and the Rise and Fall of Empires World War I Global War The Cold War Bibliography","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732657615191,"sku":"9780197609231","price":25.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197609231.jpg?v=1791454314"},{"product_id":"wild-sea-a-history-of-the-southern-ocean-9780226622385","title":"Wild Sea  A History of the Southern Ocean","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe remarkable story of the world's remote Southern, or Antarctic, Ocean","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732913598807,"sku":"9780226622385","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226622385.jpg?v=1719998927"},{"product_id":"south-devons-shipwreck-trail-9781445606743","title":"South Devons Shipwreck Trail","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is always a good story in a shipwreck.","brand":"Amberley Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739270918487,"sku":"9781445606743","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781445606743.jpg?v=1791471405"},{"product_id":"deep-water-the-story-of-the-evolution-of-our-seas-and-oceans-9781802792584","title":"Deep Water: The Story of the Evolution of Our","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat lies beneath the surface of the ocean has mystified humankind for millennia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe have explored more of the surface of the Moon than we have of the deep sea. 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Dating to the thirteenth century BC, the collection is diverse in character and originates in various parts of western Europe and the British Isles. The assemblage from Salcombe, Devon covered here is of similar date with a unique combination of types and materials; further finds have since been made at this site.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeither site having yielded any ship’s remains, all possible mechanisms for deposition are reviewed, including erosion of coastal deposits and ritual deposition at sea. 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Nineteen further marine finds of Bronze Age metalwork are also documented, models for seaborne exchange are reconsidered and cultural attitudes to the terre\/mare interface are discussed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of figures List of plates List of tables Abbreviations Acknowledgements Summary, with foreign language translations Foreword: Dover and Salcombe by Colin Burgess 1 Moor Sand and Salcombe Site B, Devon Moor Sand: discovery and exploration by Dave Parham Environment and background Initial discoveries and project mobilisation Archaeological survey The 1982 season Salcombe Site B by Dave Parham, Neville Oldham, and Mick Palmer Sea level history and coastal geomorphology by Roland Gehrels Relative sea level changes Coastal geomorphology Conclusion Terrestrial hinterland of Salcombe by Stuart Needham and Dave Parham 2 Langdon Bay, Dover, Kent Langdon Bay: discovery and exploration by Dave Parham and Martin Dean Environment and background Project mobilisation and initial archaeological survey Archaeological work after Muckelroy Coastal erosion and landscape change by Martin Bates Background Bedrock geology, geomorphology, and coastal erosion Bedrock geology Local geomorphology Coastal processes Summary Humans, landscape change, and geomorphological evolution at the mouth of the Dour Valley Summary Discussion Terrestrial hinterland of Langdon Bay by Stuart Needham and Keith Parfitt 3 The metalwork assemblages: identification, connections, and metal composition Defining the metalwork types by Stuart Needham and Brendan O'Connor Classification of condition Completeness Cutting edge profile(s) Surface feature retention  -  fine morphology and decoration Condition of breaks Bending, twisting, and other features Langdon Bay Median-winged axes Unattributed axe blade fragments Palstaves Socketed axes and chisels Socketed hammers Socketed hooked knife Tanged-and-collared chisels Awls, rods, and shanks Flesh-hook Spurred ring Pins Bracelets Loop fasteners\/fittings Separate rivets Swords, rapiers, dirks, knives Spearheads Ferrules Casting jets, lumps, and small fragments Salcombe (Moor Sand and Salcombe Site B) Palstaves Palstave-adze Strumento con immanicatura a cannone Gold bracelet Gold twisted torc Cauldron handle Swords Unclassified blades  -  sword or rapier Rectangular block  -  possible weight Tin lump Iron awl in bone handle? Insular and Continental affinities by Brendan O'Connor and Stuart Needham Median-winged axes Palstaves Palstave-adze Socketed axes and chisels Socketed hammers Socketed hooked knife Tanged-and-collared chisels Strumento Awls, rods, and bars Flesh-hook Spurred ring Pins Bronze bracelets Gold bracelets Gold twisted torc Loop fasteners\/fittings Cauldron Swords Rapiers and dirks Notched butt knives Spearheads Ferrules Rectangular block (weight)  Metal waste and raw metal Metal analyses by J P Northover Analysis of copper-alloy metalwork from Langdon Bay History and introduction Alloys Impurity patterns Lead isotope analysis Metallography Summary Analysis of copper-alloy and tin metalwork from Moor Sand and Salcombe Site B Alloys Impurity patterns Lead isotope analysis Summary Conclusions on the date of the assemblages by Stuart Needham and Brendan O'Connor 4 Other marine finds of Bronze Age metalwork from Britain and the near Continent by Stuart Needham 1. Off Llanrhian, Dyfed (Pembrokeshire) 2. Off Sennen Cove, Cornwall 3. Off Moor Sand, Salcombe, Devon 4. Off Chesil Beach, Dorset 5. Poole Harbour entrance, Dorset Winged axe Ferrule 6. Off Southbourne ('Hengistbury Head'), Hampshire 7. Solent Water, Hampshire 8. Off Bembridge, Isle of Wight 9. Possibly the seas around the Isle of Wight 10. Hayling Beach, Hampshire, or Owrs Bank, off the Sussex coast Palstave 1 Palstave 2 Palstave 3 Palstave 4 Palstave 5 Palstave 6 11. Off Seaford, East Sussex Palstave 1 Palstave 2 Ingot fragment Needle-like object 12. Off Hastings, East Sussex 13. Off Sandgate, near Folkestone, Kent 14. East Wear Bay, off Folkestone, Kent 15. Off Langdon Bay, Dover, Kent 16. Off Whitstable, Kent Socketed axe 1 Socketed axe 2 Socketed axe 3 Socketed axe 4 17. Off Southend, Essex Rapier Flanged axe 18. Off Sotteville-Sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime Torc 1 Torc 2 19. Sandettie Bank, the Channel\/North Sea 20. Off Westkapelle, Zeeland, Holland 21. 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The themes covered include initial developments and further elaboration of marine foraging, technological and logistical implications of travelling by sea, interrelations between social and cognitive systems, settlement patterns and subsistence of marine hunter-gatherers, landscape archaeology and palaeogeographic models and the role of marine resources in human-sea relations.This volume will be of interest to students, archaeologists and researchers from related disciplines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Archaeological Perspectives on Human-Sea RelationsHein B. Bjerck and A. Francisco J. ZangrandoPart I: Beginnings: Early Marine Foraging and Adaptive Trajectories1. Shells on the HillEsteban Alvarez-Fernandez, University of Salamanca2. The Emergence of Sedentism in Mesolithic Western NorwayKnut Andreas Bergsvik, University of Bergen, et al3. 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Special attention is given to the impact of two groups of variables: climate and sea level changes on the one hand, and fluctuations in political circumstances connected with the domination of empires, on the other hand. For adaptation, the volume analyses modes of coastal residence, subsistence, and maritime connectivity, not as a static feature, constant throughout history, but as a process that requires permanent adjustments due to changes in environmental, social and political conditions. Methodologically, various forms of case studies are employed, isolating thematic issues, geographic micro-regions, temporal boundaries, and disciplinary perspectives, ultimately seeking to embrace as wide an array of phenomena as possible in the human experience of collapse and adaptation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. 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The Collapse of the Mycenaean Palaces Revisited Philipp W. Stockhammer, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich   8. A Twelfth-Century BCE Shipwreck Assemblage Containing Copper Ingots, from Neve-Yam, Israel Ehud Galili (University of Haifa), Dafna Langgut (Tel Aviv University) , Ehud Arkin Shalev (University of Haifa), Baruch Rosen, Naama Yahalom-Mack (Hebrew University), Isaac Ogloblin Ramirez (University of Haifa), and Assaf Yasur-Landau  9. The Collapse of Cultures at the End of the Late Bronze Age in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean: New Developments, Punctuated Equilibrium, and Further Questions Eric H. Cline, The George Washington University  10. 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A Brief Update on Australia’s Consideration and Status for Ratification of the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage – \u003ci\u003eAndrew Viduka\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 2. The Belitung Shipwreck Collection and Maritime Archaeology in South-East Asia: What is the Way Forward? – \u003ci\u003eJennifer Rodrigues\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCurrent and Future Prospects of UCH Studies and Management in East Asia\u003c\/b\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 3. An Rov Can Engage Young People in Community Archaeology – \u003ci\u003eNorimitsu Sakagami and Jun Kimura\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 4. 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Logboat Ižanska I (SI-81) from Ljubljana: New Evidence of Iron Age Transportation on the Ljubljana Marshes, Slovenia – \u003ci\u003ePavla Peterle Udovič and Miran Erič\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 9. ’Know the Ropes’—Boat Representation on 17th and 18th-Century Portuguese Tin-Glaze Ware – \u003ci\u003eMário Varela Gomes and Tania Manuel Casimiro\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 10. Does an Extended Logboat Drevák from the Notranjska Region (Slovenia) Originate from the Celtic-Roman Shipbuilding Tradition? – \u003ci\u003eMiran Erič, Ljoba Jenče and Zala Erič\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFloating Forests, Submerged Forests: an environmental History of Trees\u003c\/b\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 11. The Ribadeo Shipwreck (\u003ci\u003ec. \u003c\/i\u003e1600): Can We Identify the Ship Through a Multidisciplinary Approach? – \u003ci\u003eBeñat Eguiluz Miranda, Marta Domínguez Delmás, Koldo Trápaga Monchet, Miguel San Claudio Santa Cruz and José Luis Gasch-Tomás\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 12. Reconstructing Trees from Ship Timber Assemblages Using 3d Modelling Technologies: Evidence from the Belinho 1 Shipwreck in Northern Portugal – \u003ci\u003eAdolfo Miguel Martins, Ana Almeida, Ivone Magalhães, Filipe Castro, Jemma Bezant, Marta Domínguez-Delmás, Nigel Nayling and Peter Groenendijk\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 13. From Forests to the Sea, from the Sea to the Laboratory: the Timbers of the Frigate \u003ci\u003eSanta Maria Magdalena \u003c\/i\u003e(18th Century) – \u003ci\u003eAna Rita Trindade, Marta Domínguez-Delmás,Mohamed Traoré, Nathan Gallagher, Sara Rich and Adolfo Miguel Martins ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e14. 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Making a Lot with Very Little: the Western Australian Museum’s ‘steamship to Suffragettes’ Exhibit – \u003ci\u003eNicolas Bigourdan, Kevin Edwards and Michael McCarthy\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 27. Aims and Targets of Maritime Museums and Exhibitions in Europe: Six Case Studies from Germany, Greece and Italy – \u003ci\u003eMarina Maria Serena Nuovo\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 28. Apoxyomenos—Underwater Cultural Heritage and Museum in the Service of the Local Community – \u003ci\u003eZrinka Ettinger Starčić and Hrvoje Potrebica\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 29. Pursuing Sustainable Preservation and Valorisation of Underwater Cultural Heritage: Okinawa’s Pilot Project for an Underwater Site Museum – \u003ci\u003eYumiko Nakanish, Rintaro Ono, Chiaki Katagiri, Norimitsu Sakagami and Takashi Tetsu\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eScientific Techniques, Digital Platforms and new Technological Applications for Maritime Archaeology\u003c\/b\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 30. Sensing Tidal Landscapes: Remote Sensing for Identification of Underwater Archaeological Heritage in Shallow Waters – \u003ci\u003eArianna Traviglia and Anna Bernardoni\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 31. Mapping Submerged Stone Age Sites Using Acoustics: Some Experimental Results – \u003ci\u003eOle Grøn, Lars Ole Boldreel, Jean-Pierre Hermand, Hugo Rasmussen, Antonio Dell’Anno, Deborah Cvikel, Ehud Galili, Bo Madsen and Egon Nørmark\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 32. Archaeology of a Great War U-boat Attack Off Southern Portugal: Development and Adaptation of Methods and Techniques – \u003ci\u003eJorge Russo and Augusto Salgado\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 33. Digitising Wrecks on the Foreshore: The Case of a Seventeenth-Century Wreck in Brittany, France – \u003ci\u003eMarine Jaouen, Olivia Hulot, Eric Rieth and Sammy Bertoliatti\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 34. How an Amateur Group Produced a Smartphone App for Shipwrecks ‘We wanted to bring History out of boxes’ —and Direct to the Public – \u003ci\u003eIan Warne\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 35. A Sub-Bottom Profiler and Multibeam Echo Sounder Integrated Approach as a Preventive Archaeological Diagnosis Prior to Harbour Extensions – \u003ci\u003ePhilippe Pelgas and Yann Le Faou\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThree-Dimensional Digitisation Techniques and Technologies in Maritime Archaeology\u003c\/b\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 36. Seventeenth-Century ‘Glass Wreck’ Research Using Photogrammetric 3d Documentation—the ‘Virtual Open-Air Museum of Wrecks in the Gulf of Gdańsk’ Project – \u003ci\u003eTomasz Bednarz\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 37. High-resolution Digital Recording Techniques and Taphonomic Trajectories: Multi-image Photogrammetry Applied to a Drowned Late Pleistocene Site in Central Chile (32°s) – \u003ci\u003eIsabel Cartajena, López Patricio, Carabias Diego, Jennifer Pavez, David Letelier, Renato Simonett and Carla Morales \u003c\/i\u003e;  \u003cbr\u003e 38. The Role of 3D Representations in the Interpretation and \u003ci\u003ein Situ \u003c\/i\u003ePreservation of Archaeological Heritage: The Case of the Building with Porticoed Courtyard of the Portus Iulius in Submerged Baiae (Pozzuoli, Naples) – \u003ci\u003eBarbara Davidde Petriagg, Massimiliano Secci, Luca Sanna, Gabriele Gomez de Ayala and Pier Giorgio Spanu\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 39. 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A Review of Waterlogged Wood Treatments in Slovenia and a New Approach to the Treatment of a Large Roman Logboat from the Ljubljanica River – \u003ci\u003eKatja Kavkler and Miran Erič\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMaritime Cultural Heritage Management\u003c\/b\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 51. An Underwater Archaeology Lesson from Pioneers Echoed in the UNESCO Convention – \u003ci\u003eElena Flavia Castagnino Berlinghieri and David John Blackman\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 52. Documentation of a Hermitage Submerged in the Reservoir of Buendia (Spain) as an Example of Collaboration Between Divers and Institutions for the Protection of UCH – \u003ci\u003eRocío Castillo-Belinchón, Rogelio de la Vega-Panizo, Ángel M. Tobar-Escudero, María Elena Labrandero-Pulgar and David Munuera-Navarro\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e 53. 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For this period, wood samples could help produce information on the emergent global economy; networks of timber trade; forestry and carpentry practices; climate patterns and anomalies; forest reconstruction; repairs made to ships and when, why, and where those occurred; and much more. This book is a set of protocols to establish the need for wood samples from shipwrecks and to guide archaeologists in the removal of samples for a suite of archaeometric techniques currently available to provenance the timbers used to construct wooden ships and boats. While these protocols will prove helpful to archaeologists working on shipwreck assemblages from any time period and in any place, this book uses Iberian ships of the 16th to 18th centuries as its case studies because their global mobility poses additional challenges to the problem at hand. 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Derek’s first dive at the western point of the Isle of Wight called “The Needles” put him on top of cannons, various wreckage and Spanish-American “Pieces of Eight”, all scattered at the foot of the rock face. He reported this astonishing discovery to the authorities which resulted in the site being designated the 6th British historic protected wreck site.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the authorities decided that further professional help was needed, author and diver John Bingeman supplied his Portsmouth Royal Naval diving team, and together with David Tomalin, County Archaeologist, developed the full potential of this important site. Over the next nine years John Bingeman’s team conducted annual visits to excavate the site; they successfully recovered 3,471 artefacts including cannon weighing 1½ tons. Some of these cannon post-dated the Assurance, leading to the identification of a second 38-gun frigate, the Pomone, lost in 1811. Her Captain, Robert Barrie’s extensive correspondence was discovered by Paul Simpson to have been archived by Duke University, North Carolina. It features Pomone’s continuous actions during the French Napoleonic wars, followed by his appointment to the 74-gun Dragon when he saw action in Chesapeake Bay during the 1812-15 war with the USA. Returning to North America as Senior Naval Officer Canada, Commodore Barrie made quite a name for himself improving the political relationship between the USA and Canada; he is remembered by the Canadian City named Barrie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreviously un-researched archaeological finds are featured, including the development of rigging blocks, gunlocks, military buttons and ship’s chain pumps, all superbly illustrated, as well as the results of research into numerous other artefacts of the period. Appendices contain the transcripts of the two ship’s court martials and make fascinating reading. 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Conclusions        Bibliography  Appendix 1 – HMS Assurance’s Court Martial transcript  Appendix 2 – Captain Barrie’s circumstantial letter, dated 21 October 1811  Appendix 3 – HMS Pomone’s Court Martial transcript  Index","brand":"Oxbow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49535619236183,"sku":"9781789256376","price":48.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781789256376.jpg?v=1731898895"},{"product_id":"the-poole-iron-age-logboat-9781789691443","title":"The Poole Iron Age Logboat","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Poole Iron Age logboat, one of the largest surviving prehistoric watercraft in Britain, is today imposingly displayed in the entrance to Poole Museum in Dorset. However, the vessel faced a difficult journey from its first discovery to the amazing artefact we can now see. Recovered from Poole Harbour in 1964, it is impossible to overestimate the international significance of this vessel. But until now it had never been fully recorded and apart from its impressive size, very little was known about it. Its dimensions made it inherently unstable and suggest it was designed for use solely in Poole Harbour. This book is the culmination of significant multi-disciplinary work carried out by a variety of specialists, from conservators to woodworking and boatbuilding experts, exploring not only the craft’s history but also its functionality – or lack of – as a vessel. Digital recording, using the latest technology, has made it possible to test its capabilities. 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The analysis shows that identification of the Liburnian \u003ci\u003eliburna \u003c\/i\u003eand Illyrian lemb as more or less the same ship originates from the stereotypical and essentially wrong assumption in older scholarship that the prehistoric indigenous population of the eastern Adriatic shared the same culture and, roughly, the same identities. The main point made in the book is that two different terms, \u003ci\u003eliburna \u003c\/i\u003eand lemb, were used in the sources depicting these as two different kinds of ship, rather than being interchangeable terms depicting the same ship type.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Insgesamt betrachtet handelt es sich bei der vorliegenden Studie um ein Buch, das die Forschung definitiv ein gutes Stück weiterbringt, da sich die Autor*innen nicht auf vermeintliche Gewissheiten der älteren Forschung verlassen, sondern in Form einer systematischen Auswertung der vorhandenen Zeugnisse, die in dieser Form völlig neu ist, durchaus spannende Ergebnisse liefern. Somit ist nun eine sehr schöne Grundlage geschaffen, auf der die zukünftige Forschung aufbauen kann, um nach Antworten auf die noch verbliebenen Fragen zu den Themenfelder Lembos und Liburne zu suchen.’\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Kleu (2022): \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface ;  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eResearch problems and previous scholarship\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOverview of the book\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTerminology\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. Geographical context ;  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Eastern Adriatic populations in the 1st millennium BC ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Liburni\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOther Iron Age Eastern Adriatic indigenous seafaring groups\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGreek colonising activities in the eastern Adriatic\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePiracy in the eastern Adriatic?\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eConclusion\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Archaeological and iconographic evidence in protohistoric eastern Adriatic ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUnderwater finds\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIconography\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eProtohistoric archaeological and iconographical sources for eastern Adriatic ships\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Written Sources on Lembs And Liburnians from the 4th c. BC to Late Antiquity ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLemb\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiburnian\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Discussion ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLemb\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiburnian\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEtymology\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOverview of usage of the terms lemb and liburnian in ancient sources from the 4th century BC until Late Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLemb and liburnian: the same ship?\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eConclusion\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAncient authors not listed in Chapter 5\u003c\/i\u003e ;  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eModern sources\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Archaeopress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49535638569303,"sku":"9781789699159","price":32.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781789699159.jpg?v=1731898975"},{"product_id":"dana-island-the-greatest-shipyard-of-the-ancient-mediterranean-9781789699517","title":"Dana Island: The Greatest Shipyard of the Ancient","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDana Island: The Greatest Shipyard of the Ancient Mediterranean \u003c\/i\u003epresents the dramatic archaeological discoveries from Dana Island, off the coast of Rough Cilicia in southern Turkey, where underwater investigations and surface survey in advance of excavation have revealed nearly 300 ancient rock-cut slipways, the largest number of such naval installations discovered to date. Further slipways have been lost to erosion or await excavation. The slipways accommodated a range of different sizes of warship and are identified as ship-sheds, grouped within a shipyard area, behind which are various structures seen as workshops used in shipbuilding, as well as living spaces, military and religious buildings, managerial facilities, barn areas for animals, baths and dock areas, shops, villas, columned areas, watchtow¬ers, and many other buildings whose functions cannot yet be understood. The majority are mortarless stone structures, and some of the architectural forms show resemblances to Iron Age masonry. The volume presents and analyses the slipways, their use and possible dating. Water supply is discussed, and cisterns documented. Further chapters focus on the tombs found on the island, its geology, plant usage, and the geoarchaeology of the island’s structures. Extensive contextual sections review the island’s geographical situation and ancient naval history. 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Le indagini subacquee condotte lungo le coste meridionali negli ultimi anni stanno consentendo di ampliare il registro informativo, evidenziando molteplici situazioni di possibili carichi di relitti, di tipo soprattutto eterogeneo, come a Cagliari, Nora (Pula) e nei mari del Sulcis. In particolare, il porto di Cagliari era coinvolto nei percorsi commerciali e forse nelle attività di trasbordo. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lo studio delle anfore è indissolubilmente legato agli aspetti economici e sociali. 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Sarah Dromgoole provides a clear and well-informed account of the complex and controversial international legal framework governing this issue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book is an excellent treatise by one of the most prolific writers in the field of international law regarding underwater cultural heritage … The law pertaining to underwater cultural heritage is relatively new and involves a weave of domestic and international law, including the law of the sea, maritime law, property law, sovereign immunity, historic preservation law and the standards and practices of archaeology … Professor Dromgoole untangles all of this to help the reader understand the law and controversies regarding the protection of underwater cultural heritage (UCH), particularly in the context of the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage and its relationship with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.' Ole Varmer, International Journal of Maritime and Coastal Law\u003cbr\u003e'The author's conclusion of an inevitable convergence of practice under the LOSC and UNESCO regimes is compelling, as is her meticulous commentary on the emerging law … This volume will serve as a superb reference for years to come.' James Nafziger, International Journal of Cultural Property\u003cbr\u003e'Dromgoole provides a thorough and enjoyable analysis of the current status of underwater cultural heritage as it relates to international law. Using a clear, chronological format which is articulated in plain language, she does an excellent job of addressing the developments and modern challenges that surround the underwater cultural heritage and the law of the sea.' Breanna Needham, Saskatchewan Law Review\u003cbr\u003e'The merit of the book is its complete and systematic examination of the law of UCH taking into account the interest of the international community and the preservation of remnants of the past … [It] is recommended to scholars and practitioners, as well as to all those who believe that the preservation of the cultural heritage is a task which should be promoted for the benefit of mankind.' Natalino Ronzitti, Italian Yearbook of International Law\u003cbr\u003e'[This] book is well written and clear even for the layman. It is full of references, well indexed and includes useful abbreviations … a key study tool for maritime law students and professional maritime archaeologists. It would also be a very useful reference book in the libraries of companies in the maritime sector.' Garry Momber, Underwater Technology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The evolution of international law on underwater cultural heritage; 2. Defining underwater cultural heritage; 3. Ownership and other interests in underwater cultural heritage; 4. Sunken state vessels and aircraft; 5. Application of salvage law and the law of finds; 6. Commercial exploitation of underwater cultural heritage; 7. Rights, jurisdiction and duties under general international law; 8. UNESCO Convention 2001: jurisdictional mechanisms; 9. UNESCO Convention 2001: implementation issues; 10. UNESCO Convention 2001: further matters; Final reflections.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768989221207,"sku":"9781107480124","price":45.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/collections\/underwater-archaeology.oembed?page=2","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}