Shipwrecks around the World: Revelations of the Past

Contents: Preface. Foreword. 1. The Pepper wreck as a case study for the Portuguese India route ships/Filipe Castro and Nuno Fonseca. 2. The shipwrecks of the Baltic Sea - A unique maritime archaeological source material/Johan Ronnby. 3. The Avondster (1659) wrecked twice in Galle: Historical-Archaeological research of an Anglo-Dutch East-Indiaman in Sri Lanka/Robert Parthesius. 4. The wreck of the Quedagh Merchant: An Indian Merchantman captured by Captain William Kidd/Frederick H Hanselmann and Charles D Beeker. 5. Triangular identities: In search of Fragata Santo Antonio de Tanna (Vasai/Goa 1680, Mombasa 1697)/Jean-Yves Blot. 6. World history from the seabed: Rescuing a Portuguese shipwreck off the coast of Namibia/Shadreck Chirikure and Ashton Sinamai. 7. Shipbuilding in India: Evidence from the Sydney Cove Shipwreck/Michael Nash. 8. A survey for shipwrecks, submerged settlements and seafaring technology in Bahrain/Ralph K Pedersen. 9. Archaeology of complete ships - on the potential of well-preserved wrecks of 17th century merchant fluyts in the Baltic Sea/Niklas Eriksson. 10. The Tagbita Bay shipwreck: A late 19th century sailing ship/Bobby C Orillaneda. 11. Exploration of iron, steel and steam shipwrecks in Australia/Michael McCarthy. 12. Steamship technology through the ages - An overview/Malcolm Turner. 13. Abandoned ships in Australia/Mark Staniforth and Nathan Richards. 14. Some methodological aspects related to the study of historical shipwrecks, based on two decades of maritime archaeological research in Southern Africa/Bruno E J S Werz. 15. Lead cooking braziers from a shipwreck off the Ashkelon coast, Israel/Ehud Galili and Baruch Rosen. 16. The underwater archaeological survey conducted by the Greek Mission in Alexandria, Egypt (1998-2010)/Harry E Tzalas. 17. The Department of Underwater Archaeological Research: An Administrative and Research Organisation concerned with underwater heritage of French territorial waters/Michel L’hour. 18. Maritime Archaeology in Sri Lanka: Twenty five years old and a new beginning/Somasiri Devendra and Rasika Muthucumarana. 19. Maritime archaeological explorations in Indonesian waters/Nia Naelul Hasanah Ridwan. 20. Research in maritime archaeology in Portugal: A view of the past and present/Tiago Miguel Fraga, Jorge Freire, Patricia Carvalho and Andre Teixeira. 21. The potential of underwater archaeology in Kenya: A short communication/Caesar Bita. 22. Maritime archaeology in New Zealand: Trials, tribulations and opportunities/Matthew Carter and Andy Dodd. 23. Maritime and underwater cultural heritage of the United Republic of Tanzania: History, opportunities and future directions/Elgidius Ichumbaki B. 24. Underwater Archaeology in Spain/Xavier Nieto. 25. Memories of the sea/Patrick Lize and Emmanuelle Lize. 26. Introduction to underwater excavation of cultural heritage in Korea/Whan-Suk Moon. 27. An approach to Riverine Archaeology: The French example/Eric Rieth. 28. Cupressus sempervirens (Cypress) as hull construction timber of sunken shipwrecks in the East Mediterranean/Nili Liphschitz. 29. The conservation of waterlogged wood - An overview of developments/Ian Godfrey. 30. The conservation of iron artefacts recovered from the marine environment/Jon Carpenter. 31. Maritime Archaeology: The end of its subordinate role/Valerie Fenwick. 32. The future of Maritime Archaeology: Geopolitics, Nationalism and Resource scarcity/Joe Flatman. 33. UNESCO field school on underwater cultural heritage 2009-2011, Thailand capacity building in the Asian and Pacific region/Martijn Manders and Christopher J Underwood. 34. The 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage/Arturo Rey da Silva. 35. An overview of shipwreck explorations in Indian waters/Sila Tripati. Index.

In recent years more people and institutes have realised the importance of our maritime past and the need to save the remains from the ravages of time and illegal activities through recently developed tools and scientific methods of maritime archaeology. The developed scientific techniques have helped to make maritime archaeological studies more systematic. And now it is possible for archaeologists to reconstruct in detail the daily lives onboard, commerce and technology from findings such as cargoes, personal belongings and ship remains. 'Shipwrecks around the World: Revelations of the past', covers the story of many shipwrecks from the 15th century onwards, from the Pacific to the Mediterranean, from the north Atlantic to south Atlantic, from Europe to Australia, each shipwreck encapsulating a moment in time and thus illuminating an entire era. The book contains 35 significant and scholarly articles written by specialists involved in the scientific survey of shipwrecks. In addition to papers on shipwrecks, there are papers on conservation of shipwreck finds, and UNESCO Field School on Underwater Cultural Heritage 2009-2011, Thailand, capacity building in the Asian and Pacific Region, and the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. The book contains illustrations of lost ships, drawings supported by original maps and a good number of both inland and underwater photographs of artefacts and antiquities that were recovered and documented in the course of exploration and excavation. Undoubtedly this book will fascinate, enhance the knowledge of researchers and scholars and provide them with an insight into shipwrecks. Shipwrecks around the World also provides one with a positive look at future sites and an exciting glimpse into deepwater shipwreck findings.