The Underwater Dig: An Introduction to Marine ArchaeologyAn introduction to underwater archaeology for the amateur, including the history, principles, techniques, importance, and future of this field. |
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... hull , spilling cannon and other objects along the way . Waves or currents eventually dispersed the ship's timbers ... hull remains to determine the manner in which it was constructed . On some of the deeper sites when a ship settled up ...
... hull , spilling cannon and other objects along the way . Waves or currents eventually dispersed the ship's timbers ... hull remains to determine the manner in which it was constructed . On some of the deeper sites when a ship settled up ...
Page 97
... hull down into the sand and how rapidly ocean and tidal currents built up sand over a wreck . In areas where only a few inches of sand cover a limestone or coquina bottom , little of a ship's hull would be preserved . Sometimes wrecks ...
... hull down into the sand and how rapidly ocean and tidal currents built up sand over a wreck . In areas where only a few inches of sand cover a limestone or coquina bottom , little of a ship's hull would be preserved . Sometimes wrecks ...
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... hulls remained . Yet the eleventh ship wrecked close to shore and its hull remained intact for a long time , enabling the Spanish to recover her complete cargo . Another exception occurred during a hurricane in 1733 when twenty - one ...
... hulls remained . Yet the eleventh ship wrecked close to shore and its hull remained intact for a long time , enabling the Spanish to recover her complete cargo . Another exception occurred during a hurricane in 1733 when twenty - one ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Historical Background | 11 |
What Is Underwater Archaeology? | 38 |
Copyright | |
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