Deep Water, Ancient Ships: The Treasure Vault of the MediterraneanA Popularly written book on ships which are said to have been sunk in the deep waters of the Mediterranean Sea before the time of Christ, discussing why they sank, how to find them and methods for salvaging them. |
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
The Mediterranean and Black Seas | 19 |
Warships | 39 |
Copyright | |
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Aegean Alcoa Seaprobe amphorae anchor ancient ships ancient wreck archaeological archaeologists artifacts bacteria ballast beneath Black Sea boats borers bronze buoy cable Cape Gelidonya cargo Carthage cent century B.C. coast coastal crew deck deep water deepwater depth divers diving drilling echo sounder equipment excavation feet five hundred meters Greek harbors hulk hull islands larvae light loran lost marine mast Mediterranean Mediterranean Sea meters long miles moved Museum navigation oars objects ocean offshore old ship operations Peter Throckmorton pieces pipe Piraeus planks ports propeller record recovered reducing environment rocks routes sailing ships salvage sea bottom sea floor Sea of Marmara sediment ship's position shore side-looking sonar sonar statues storm Straits Straits of Sicily submarine surface survive television camera temperature territorial sea thousand meters tongs trade transponders triremes Turkish straits TVSS underwater vessels warships waves wind wood wooden Yassi Ada