Maritime Archaeology

Edited by Lawrence E. Babits and Hans Van Tilburg, this academic reader gathers substantive and theoretical work in maritime and underwater archaeology. The selections examine shipwrecks, vessels, coastal sites, field methods, historical interpretation, cultural resources, and the development of the discipline. By bringing case studies together with methodological debate, the volume offers students and specialists a broad foundation for understanding how evidence beneath water contributes to archaeology, history, and the study of human use of seas and waterways.