{"product_id":"archaeological-oceanography-9780691129402","title":"Archaeological Oceanography","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA book on deep-sea archaeology. It describes the advances that enable researchers to probe the secrets of the deep ocean, and the vital contributions these advances offer to archaeology and fields like maritime history and anthropology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2009 \"[W]e welcome the book as another step towards marine archaeology becoming integrated into the variety of other oceanographic sciences being used to study the marine environment.\"--Ingrid Ward and Piers Larcombe, Journal of Archaeological Science \"This wide-ranging book will do much to inform researchers and the public about the more innovative uses of some remarkable new technologies in underwater archaeology. Many of the concepts discussed in this book can be developed further, but it is already clear that underwater archaeology is becoming established as an historical science.\"--Richard A. Gould, Journal of Field Archaeology \"This timely and beautifully produced volume is the first to explicitly explore the examination of the residues of human activity now in the deep ocean... Famed oceanographer and Titanic wreckage discoverer Ballard also offers great case studies from many famous deep-water finds (Titanic, Bismarck, Lusitania, WW II-era shipwrecks of Guadalcanal and Midway, and JFK's PT-109), as well as less well-known ancient shipwrecks such as the Skerki Bank, Ashkelon, and Black Sea sites.\"--N.T. Richards, Choice \"[I]t is a great synergy of the work by Ballard and his associated teams. It should enthuse students of the subject and lead them down the path to further research, and it also has a great deal to say to the casual reader who would like to be better informed about the iconic discoveries described and how them came about.\"--Garry Momber, Underwater Technology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments vii  Introduction ix      PART ONE: The Technology and Techniques of Archaeological Oc eanography  Chapter 1: Oceanographic Methods for Underwater Archaeological Surveys by D. F. Coleman and R. D. Ballard 3  Chapter 2: The Development of Towed Optical and Acoustical Vehicle Systems and Remotely Operated Vehicles in Support of Archaeological Oceanography by J. B. Newman, T. S. Gregory, and J. Howland 15  Chapter 3: High-resolution Optical Imaging for Deep-water Archaeology by H. Singh, C. Roman, O. Pizarro, B. Foley, R. Eustice, and A. Can 30  Chapter 4: The Development of Excavation Technology for Remotely Operated Vehicles by S. Webster 41  Chapter 5: Conservation of Archaeological Finds from Deep-water Wreck Sites by D. Piechota and C. Giangrande 65     PART TWO: Contemporary Shipwrecks in the Deep Sea  Chapter 6: The Search for Contemporary Shipwrecks in the Deep Sea: Lessons Learned by R. D. Ballard 95     Part Three Deep-water Shipwrecks in the Mediterranean and Black Seas  Chapter 7: Searching for Ancient Shipwrecks in the Deep Sea by R. D. Ballard 131  Chapter 8: The Remote Exploration and Archaeological Survey of Four Byzantine Ships in the Black Sea by C. Ward and R. Horlings 148      PART FOUR: Submerged Landscape Archaeology  Chapter 9: Archaeological and Geological Oceanography of Inundated Coastal Landscapes: An Introduction by D. F. Coleman 177  10. Underwater Prehistoric Archaeological Potential on the Southern New England Continental Shelf off Block Island 200 D. F. Coleman and K. McBride  Chapter 11: Sinkholes in Lake Huron and the Possibility for Early Human Occupation on the Submerged Great Lakes Shelf by D. F. Coleman 224      PART FIVE: Telepresence and Submerged Cultural Sites  Chapter 12: Long-term Preservation and Telepresence Visitation of Cultural Sites beneath the Sea by R. D. Ballard and M. J. Durbin 249     Glossary 263 List of Contributors 275 Index 277","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403747762519,"sku":"9780691129402","price":55.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691129402.jpg?v=1730484431","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/archaeological-oceanography-9780691129402","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}