Beneath the Seven Seas
Adventures with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology
Edited by George F. Bass
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| '… blending science and education with the thrill of exploration and romance of outstanding discoveries … wonderfully lively’ | | – Minerva |
Here are accounts of some of the greatest shipwreck and sunken-city projects ever undertaken, from the Pacific to the Mediterranean, from the Caribbean to the Red Sea, and from northern Europe and the United States to the Indian Ocean and the Far East
• First-hand accounts written by the discoverers themselves
• Traces the evolution of underwater archaeological excavation, from the early diving gear of the 1960s to the incredible deep-water remotely operated vehicles of the 21st century
• Includes shipwrecks from the oldest and deepest ever excavated, through the Greek, Roman and Medieval eras, to the craft and vehicles sunk in World War II
• Features the pirate stronghold of Port Royal in Jamaica, mapping the Titanic, the Kyrenia ship from Cyprus, the classic Bronze Age wrecks of Uluburun and Cape Gelidonya in Turkey, and the Kinneret Boat from the Sea of Galilee
• George F. Bass, the general editor, is the world’s foremost nautical archaeologist and helped to pioneer the discipline more than 40 years ago
• The contributors include the world’s leading nautical archaeologists, among them Robert Ballard, discoverer of the Titanic
• Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of evocative photographs in full colour throughout
George F. Bass was the founder of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, and is now Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Texas A&M University. Amongst many other honours, he has been awarded an Archaeological Institute of America Gold Medal, the National Geographic Society’s Centennial Award, and, in 2002, the National Medal of Science. His books include Ships and Shipwrecks of the Americas, published by Thames & Hudson.
Also of interest:
The Sea
Underwater Archaeology: Exploring the World Beneath the Sea
The Seventy Great Mysteries of the Ancient World
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500051364 | | ISBN-13 978-0500051368 | | | | 27.0 x 21.4 cm | | Hardback | | 256pp | | 433 illustrations, 410 in colour | | First published 2005 | | | | £24.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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