Wreck-Hunting by Carolyn, a Human-Occupied Submersible. George F. Bass.
by Bass, George F; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 29Science. Publisher: Sea Technology, 2004ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Archaeological expeditions | Excavations (Archaeology) -- Turkey | Oceanographic submersibles | Ships -- Ancient | Shipwrecks | Underwater archaeology | Underwater explorationDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The greatest challenge facing archaeologists who excavate ancient shipwrecks on the seafloor is simply finding the wrecks. There are no written records, as there are for more modern wrecks, to guide us to specific locations. In the Mediterranean, surveys for shipwrecks from the Stone Age through Medieval times must be random." (SEA TECHNOLOGY) This article describes the difficulty in finding ancient shipwrecks and discusses a new submersible, Carolyn, that is being used in these searches.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Wreck-Hunting by Carolyn, a Human-Occupied Submersible, April 2004; pp. 59+.
"The greatest challenge facing archaeologists who excavate ancient shipwrecks on the seafloor is simply finding the wrecks. There are no written records, as there are for more modern wrecks, to guide us to specific locations. In the Mediterranean, surveys for shipwrecks from the Stone Age through Medieval times must be random." (SEA TECHNOLOGY) This article describes the difficulty in finding ancient shipwrecks and discusses a new submersible, Carolyn, that is being used in these searches.
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