Bass, George F.,

Wreck-Hunting by Carolyn, a Human-Occupied Submersible. George F. Bass. - Sea Technology, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 29, Science, 1522-3264; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. 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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Archaeological expeditions
Excavations (Archaeology)--Turkey
Oceanographic submersibles
Ships--Ancient
Shipwrecks
Underwater archaeology
Underwater exploration

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