The A to Z of the Discovery and Exploration of Australia
The A to Z of the Discovery and Exploration of Australia

Author: Alan Day

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2009-06-19

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 081086326X

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This engaging reference examines the history of, the search for, and the discovery of Australia, taking full account of the evidence for and the speculation surrounding possible earlier contacts by the Ancient Egyptians, Arabs, and Chinese seamen. Day brings the expeditions to life, expressing the desires that drove great sea captains deeper into turbulent waters searching for caches of spice, silks, and precious metals. Covers a wide variety of topics, including _ Seamen from eight nations _ The recovery of storm wrecked ships _ Diplomatic treaties _ Priority of discovery disputes _ Military and civil explorers and surveyors _ Topographical features _ Geographical terms and places _ Rivers and river system

Submerged Cultural Resource Management
Submerged Cultural Resource Management

Author: James D. Spirek

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1461500699

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This vital book is a collection on the various ways archaeologists and resource managers have devised to make available and interpret submerged cultural resources for the public, such as underwater archaeological preserves, shipwreck trails, and land-based interpretive media and literature. This volume is an invaluable resource to underwater archaeologists, cultural and heritage resource managers, museum and heritage educators and those studying these professions.

Maritime Archaeology
Maritime Archaeology

Author: Jeremy Green

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-12-05

Total Pages: 538

ISBN-13: 1315424878

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Jeremy Green's systematic overview of maritime archaeology offers a step-by-step description of this fast-growing field. With new information about the use of computers and Global Positioning Systems, the second edition of this handbook shows how to extract as much information as possible from a site, how to record and document the data, and how to act ethically and responsibly with the artifacts. Treating underwater archaeology as a discipline, the book demonstrates how archaeologists, "looters," academics, and governments interact and how the market for archaeological artifacts creates obstacles and opportunities for these groups. Well illustrated and comprehensive in its approach to the subject, this book provides an essential foundation for everybody interested in underwater environments, submerged land structures, and conditions created by sea level changes.

Iron and Steamship Archaeology
Iron and Steamship Archaeology

Author: Mike McCarthy

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0306463652

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In the early 1980s the author was asked to investigate the newly discovered wreck of the Xantho, an iron screw steamship active off the Australian coast during the period 1848 to 1872, and to develop a strategy to stop the looting that was occurring at the site. This relatively straightforward assignment turned into a long-term research program for applying maritime archaeology to the conservation of iron-hulled wrecks.

Iron and Steamship Archaeology
Iron and Steamship Archaeology

Author: Michael McCarthy

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2005-12-08

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0306471906

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In the early 1980s the author was asked to investigate the newly discovered wreck of the Xantho, an iron screw steamship active off the Australian coast during the period 1848 to 1872, and to develop a strategy to stop the looting that was occurring at the site. This relatively straightforward assignment turned into a long-term research program for applying maritime archaeology to the conservation of iron-hulled wrecks.

Shipwrecks, 1656-1942
Shipwrecks, 1656-1942

Author: Sarah Kenderdine

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780730969747

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Presents the wealth of history to be discovered under the sea in the Perth region, in the form of historic shipwrecks.

The Rising Tide
The Rising Tide

Author: F. A. Aberg

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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The zone where sea meets land is an ever-changing environment, which often reveals fascinating details of human occupation and exploitation of the landscape. This fragile historic environment also creates both research and management problems. The papers published in this book 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 British coastal landscapes, bringing together research from two traditionally separate disciplines; terrestrial and maritime archaeology.