Maritime Archaeology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Lawrence E. Babits, Hans Van Tilburg

      Pages 1-3

3. The Field

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

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   2. Underwater Archaeology

      1. The Fos Underwater Excavations

         • Réné Baucaire

         Pages 9-15

      2. The Technical Importance of Shipwreck Archaeology

         • William A. Baker

         Pages 17-21

      3. Introducing Maritime Archaeology

         • Keith Muckelroy

         Pages 23-37

      4. Integrating Archaeological and Historical Records in Dutch East India Company Research

         • J. Bas Kist

         Pages 39-45

      5. A Discussion of Maritime Archaeology

         • Paul Fontenoy

         Pages 47-52

   3. The Secular Debate

      1. Underwater Archaeology, European versus American

         • Joel L. Shiner

         Pages 57-63

      2. The South Carolina Hobby Diver Program

         • Christopher F. Amer, Carl Steen

         Pages 65-69

   4. Ethics and the Great Debate

      1. The World’s Worst Investment

         • Peter Throckmorton

         Pages 75-83

      2. Why Dr. Bass Couldn’t Convince Mr. Gumbel

         • Wilburn A. Cockrell

         Pages 85-96

      3. Archaeology on Trial

         • R. Duncan Mathewson III

         Pages 97-104

      4. American Naval Archaeology

         • William S. Dudley

         Pages 105-109

4. Areal Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113

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   2. The Mediterranean: Bibliography

      1. The Mediterranean: Bibliography

         • Lawrence E. Babits, Hans Van Tilburg

         Pages 115-116

   3. Northern Europe: Bibliography

      1. Northern Europe: Bibliography

         • Lawrence E. Babits, Hans Van Tilburg

         Pages 117-117

   4. The Caribbean: Bibliography

      1. The Caribbean: Bibliography

         • Lawrence E. Babits, Hans Van Tilburg

         Pages 119-119

   5. The Pacific Rim

      1. Current Status of Underwater Archaeology in Malaysia

         • Adi Haji Taha

         Pages 123-126

      2. Philippine Underwater Archaeology

         • Wilfredo P. Ronquillo

         Pages 127-133

This volume initiates a new series of books on maritime or underwater archaeology, and as the editor of the series I welcome its appearance with great excitement. It is appropriate that the first book of the series is a collection of articles intended for gradu­ ate or undergraduate courses in underwater archaeology, since the growth in academic opportunities for students is an important sign of the vitality of this subdiscipline. The layman will enjoy the book as well. Academic and public interest in shipwrecks and other submerged archaeological sites is indicated by a number of factors. Every year there are 80 to 90 research papers presented at the Society for Historical Archaeology's Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, and the Proceedings are published. Public interest is shown by extensive press coverage of shipwreck investigations. One of the most important advances in recent years has been the passage of the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987, for the first time providing national-level law con­ cerning underwater archeological sites. The legislation has withstood a number of legal challenges by commercial treasure salvors, a very hopeful sign for the long-term pres­ ervation of this nonrenewable type of cultural resource. The underwater archaeological discoveries of 1995 were particularly noteworthy. The Texas Historical Commission discovered the Belle, one of La Salle's ships, and the CSS Hunley was found by a joint project of South Carolina and a private nonprofit organization called NUMA.

• Underwater Archaeology
• archaeology
• excavation
• maritime archaeology
• underwater resources

• East Carolina University, Greenville, USA

  Lawrence E. Babits

• University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA

  Hans Tilburg

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