Although underwater archaeology has assumed its rightful place as an important subdiscipline in the field, the published literature has not kept pace with the rapid increase in the number of both prehistoric and historic underwater sites. The editors have assembled an internationally distinguished roster of contributors to fill this gap. In addition to both geographical and topical approaches, the chapters also focus on technology, law, public and private institutional roles and goals, and the research and development of future technologies and public programs.
Booknews Designed to cover a broad range of aspects of the field, this volume will similarly serve a wide audience of students, enthusiasts, and professionals. An international group of specialists contributed 31 chapters that consider different geographical sites of underwater archaeology (Rhode Island, Bermuda, South Africa, Israel, France, Italy, Ireland, and the Great Lakes are some) and 15 chapters on theory, technology, law, government agencies, and culture. Each chapter describes the place or issue, with consideration of the history of study, the development of laws, future projects, bibliography, and maps. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

edited by Carol V. Ruppé and Janet F. Barstad

Ruppe, Carol V., Barstad, Janet F.

Carol A. Ruppe; Janet F. Barstad

New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers

Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers

Da Capo Press, Incorporated

Hachette Books

Hachette GO

Plenum series in underwater archaeology, New York, New York State, 2002

The plenum series in underwater archaeology, New York, ©2002

United States, United States of America

2002, PS, 2002

Includes bibliographical references and index.

xxviii, 881 p. : 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Underwater Archaeology: Filling in the Gaps / Janet F. Barstad -- Timelines of Underwater Archaeology / John D. Broadwater -- The Geography of Underwater Archaeology -- The United States -- Maine: The First Twenty-Five Years / Warren Riess -- Massachusetts: The Devil to Pay and No Pitch Hot! / Victor T. Mastone -- The Nautical Archaeology of Lake Champlain / Kevin J. Crisman, Arthur B. Cohn -- Lake George, New York: Recent Archaeological Investigations at a Mountain Waterway / Joseph W. Zarzynski -- Underwater Archaeology in Rhode Island / D.K. Abbass -- The Maryland-Chesapeake Region / Susan B.M. Langley -- Maritime Archaeology in North Carolina / Lawrence E. Babits -- South Carolina: A Drop in the Bucket / Christopher F. Amer -- Florida Frontiers: From Ice Age to New Age / Roger C. Smith -- The Great Lakes States / John R. Halsey -- Steamboat Archaeology on the Missouri River / Annalies Corbin -- Texas Shipwrecks: Progress in the Decade 1988-1998 / J. Barto Arnold III -- Maritime and Underwater Archaeology on the Pacific Coast / James P. Delgado -- Underwater Archaeology, Hawaiian Style / Hans Van Tilburg -- Mexico, the Caribbean, Bermuda, and South America -- Mexico: A Country with a Rich Underwater Legacy / Pilar Luna Erreguerena -- Problems and Progress in the Caribbean / Margaret E. Leshikar-Denton -- Underwater Cultural Heritage in Bermuda / Clifford Earle Smith Jr., Edward Cecil Harris -- Water: A New Field in Argentinean Archaeology / Dolores Carolina Elkin -- Europe and the Mediterranean -- Archaeology in the Marine Environment in Sweden / Carl Olof Cederlund -- Aspects of Maritime History of Finland and the Eastern Baltic / Christian Ahlstrom -- England and Wales: Recent Issues in Maritime Archaeology / Glenn P. Darrington -- Shipwreck Archaeology in Scotland / Colin J.M. Martin -- Underwater Archaeology in the Republic of Ireland / Colin Breen, Aidan O'Sullivan -- Maritime Archaeology in Northern Ireland: A Holistic Approach / Brian Williams -- France / Max Guerout -- Italy / Carlo Beltrame -- New Courses in Maritime Archaeology in Portugal / Jean-Yves Blot -- The East, Australia, and Africa -- Nautical Archaeology in Israel / Shelley Wachsmann, Dan Davis -- Underwater Archaeology in Egypt / Emad Kahlil, Mohamed Mustafa -- Maritime Archaeology in Australia, the Indian Ocean, and Asia / Jeremy N. Green -- Past, Present, and Future of Maritime Archaeology in South Africa / John Gribble -- Issues in Underwater Archaeology -- Culture and Law -- Wrecked and Abandoned / Anne G. Giesecke -- Education: The Power Tool of Underwater Archaeology / Sheli O. Smith -- Ethics and Underwater Archaeology / Ian Roderick Mather, Gordon P. Watts Jr. -- Public Programs: An Overview / Gordon P. Watts Jr., Ian Roderick Mather -- Technology -- Digging Deeper: Deepwater Archaeology and the Monitor National Maritime Sanctuary / John D. Broadwater -- Side Scan Sonar / Martin Klein -- Geographic Information Systems / Ian Roderick Mather, Gordon P. Watts Jr. -- In Situ Corrosion Measurements and Management of Shipwreck Sites / Ian D. MacLeod -- Site Management / Ian Oxley, David Gregory -- Heritage or Hazard? The Oil Tanker Montebello and Its Potentially Dangerous Cargo / Jack Hunter -- Preservation / Donald H. Keith -- Underwater Archaeology and the Internet: Navigating a Web of Challenges and Opportunities / Andrew W. Hall -- Government Agencies -- Preserving and Interpreting the Archaeology of the United States Navy / Robert S. Neyland -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Bruce G. Terrell -- The National Park Service Submerged Cultural Resources Program / Calvin R. Cummings -- Afterword: Archaeology in the 21st Century / George F. Bass

Machine generated contents note: I. INTRODUCTION
1. Underwater Archaeology: Filling in the Gaps
Janet F. Barstad
2. Timelines of Underwater Archaeology
John D. Broadwater
II. THE GEOGRAPHY OF UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY
Section 1. The United States
3. Maine: The First Twenty-Five Years
Warren Riess
4. Massachusetts: The Devil to Pay and No Pitch Hot!
Victor T. Mastone
5. The Nautical Archaeology of Lake Champlain
Kevin J. Crisman and Arthur B. Cohn
6. Lake George, New York: Recent Archaeological Investigations
at a Mountain Waterway
Joseph W. Zarzynski
7. Underwater Archaeology in Rhode Island
D.K. Abbass
8. The Maryland-Chesapeake Region
Susan B.M Langley
9. Maritime Archaeology in North Carolina
Lawrence E. Babits
10. South Carolina: A Drop in the Bucket
Christopher F. Amer
11. Florida Frontiers: From Ice Age to New Age
Roger C. Smith
12. The Great Lakes States
John R. Halsey
13. Steamboat Archaeology on the Missouri River
Annalies Corbin
14. Texas Shipwrecks: Progress in the Decade 1988-1998
J. Barto Arnold III
15. Maritime and Underwater Archaeology on the Pacific Coast
James P. Delgado
16. Underwater Archaeology, Hawaiian Style
Hans Van Tilburg
Section 2. Mexico, the Caribbean, Bermuda, and South America
17. Mexico: A Country with a Rich Underwater Legacy
Pilar Luna Erreguerena
18. Problems and Progress in the Caribbean
Margaret E. Leshikar-Denton
19. Underwater Cultural Heritage in Bermuda
Clifford Earle Smith Jr. and Edward Cecil Harris
20. Water: A New Field in Argentinean Archaeology
Dolores Carolina Elkin
Section 3. Europe and the Mediterranean
21. Archaeology in the Marine Environment in Sweden
Carl Olof Cederlund
22. Aspects of Maritime History of Finland and the Eastern Baltic
Christian Ahlstrom
23. England and Wales: Recent Issues in Maritime Archaeology
Glenn P. Darrington
24. Shipwreck Archaeology in Scotland
Colin J.M. Martin
25. Underwater Archaeology in the Republic of Ireland
Colin Breen and Aidan O'Sullivan
26. Maritime Archaeology in Northern Ireland: A Holistic Approach
Brian Williams
27. France
Max Guerout
28. Italy
Carlo leltrame
29. New Courses in Maritime Archaeology in Portugal
Jean-Yves Blot
Section 4. The East, Australia, and Africa
30. Nautical Archaeology in Israel
Shelley Wachsmann and Dan Davis
31. Underwater Archaeology in Egypt
Emad Kahlil and Mohamed Mustafa
32. Maritime Archaeology in Australia, the Indian Ocean, and Asia
Jeremy N. Green
33. Past, Present, and Future of Maritime Archaeology in South Africa
John Gribble
III. ISSUES IN UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY
Section 1. Culture and Law
34. Wrecked and Abandoned
Anne G. Giesecke
35. Education: The Power Tool of Underwater Archaeology
Sheli O. Smith
36. Ethics and Underwater Archaeology
Ian Roderick Mather and Gordon P. Watts Jr.
37. Public Programs: An Overview
Gordon P. Watts Jr. and Ian Roderick Mather
Section 2. Technology
38. Digging Deeper: Deepwater Archaeology and the Monitor National
Maritime Sanctuary
John D. Broadwater
39. Side Scan Sonar
Martin Klein
40. Geographic Information Systems
Ian Roderick Mather and Gordon P. Watts Jr.
41. In Situ Corrosion Measurements and Management of Shipwreck Sites
Ian D. MacLeod
42. Site Management
Ian Oxley and David Gregory
43. Heritage or Hazard? The Oil Tanker Montebello and Its Potentially
Dangerous Cargo
Jack Hunter
44. Preservation
Donald H. Keith
45. Underwater Archaeology and the Internet: Navigating a Web
of Challenges and Opportunities
Andrew W. Hall
Section 3. Government Agencies
46. Preserving and Interpreting the Archaeology
of the United States Navy
Robert S. Neyland
47. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Bruce G. Terrell
48. The National Park Service Submerged Cultural Resources Program
Calvin R. Cummings.

Although underwater archaeology has assumed its rightful place as an important subdiscipline in the field, the published literature has not kept pace with the rapid increase in the number of both prehistoric and historic underwater sites. The editors have assembled an internationally distinguished roster of contributors to fill this gap. The book presents geographical and topical approaches, and focuses on technology, law, public and private institutional roles and goals, and the research and development of future technologies and public programs.

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