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12 Cards in this Set
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kolymbetes |
Greek word for diver "plunge headlong" |
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urinator |
latin word for diver, urination? |
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shallow water depth |
< 50 m |
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deep water depth |
> 50m |
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SCUBA |
(1) invented by Cousteau and Gagnon in Marseilles, 1944 (2) practical safe limit c. 50 m (3) don't need to be trained! archaeologists can do it themselves (4) not connected with surface, compressed air (not oxygen) |
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George Bass |
(1) Gelidonya Wreck 1200 BC, exc. 1960s (2) depth 33m (3) Peter Throckmorton discovered (4) Institute of Nautical Archaeology (5) mapped site and then brought up chunks to excavate, used grids, and lift bag (6) UNESCO guidelines (7) Ulu Burun 45-55m depth. started by Bass, deeper _> autonomously operated vehicles |
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Planning & Excavating (6) |
(1) Research on History of period/area (2) formulation of objectives (3) obtain permits (4) funding (5) personnel (6) advance work - practical planning, equipment |
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Skerki Bank Project |
(1) Anna Marguerite McCann-Taggart; Robert Ballard (2) 1960s, shallow water (3) "Archaeological Oceanography" Ballard 2008 (4) preserved by unique environmental conditions (5) 7 wrecks |
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UNESCO Convention on Protection of the Underwater Culture Heritage |
(1) 2001, came to force 2009 (2) 48 have signed (3) no way to stop outside of legal waters, esp i bring archaeologists (4) legit authority (5) site conservation (6) proper archaeological care |
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ROVE & AUV |
(1) remotely operated vehicle, autonomous underwater vehicle (2) present a program & comes back to surface (3) use in deep water & under higher pressures
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Deep Water Advantages |
(1) less disturbance by sea creatures (2) slightly less vegetation (3) no ancient salvage (4) less modern plundering (5) provides samples of ships that were not coasting, big freighters? (6) usually no need for permit/collab w coastal country |
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Deep Water Disadvantages |
(1) very expensive because access is difficult (2) excavation is difficult (3) possible disturbance by bottom trawling |
