Screen LibraryUnder the Sea: Archaeology and Palaeolandscapes of the Continental Shelf /
This book focuses on issues of method and interpretation in studies of submerged landscapes, concentrating on illustrations and case studies from around Europe with additional examples from other parts of the world. Such landscapes were once exposed as dry land during the low sea levels that prevail...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Coastal Research Library,
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53160-1 |
| Summary: |
This book focuses on issues of method and interpretation in studies of submerged landscapes, concentrating on illustrations and case studies from around Europe with additional examples from other parts of the world. Such landscapes were once exposed as dry land during the low sea levels that prevailed during the glacial periods that occupied most of the past million years and provided extensive new territories for human exploitation. Their study today involves underwater investigation, using techniques and strategies which are clearly set out in these chapters. The underwater landscape provi |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (XIII, 436 pages): illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9783319531601 |
| Index Number: | GB450 |
| CLC: | P737.1 |
| Contents: | Preface -- 1. Archaeology and palaeolandscapes of the continental shelf: an introduction -- Part I. Techniques and Strategies -- 2. Survey strategies and techniques in underwater geoarchaeological research: an overview with emphasis on prehistoric sites -- 3. Relative sea-level rise, palaeotopograpy and transgression velocity on the continental shelf -- 4 Joint explorations of the sunken past: examples of maritime archaeological collaboration between industry and academia in the Baltic -- 5. The late Mesolithic site of Falden, Denmark: results from underwater archaeological fieldwork and a s |