1. 10 Undersea Tales.
- Author
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Griggs, Mary Beth
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UNDERWATER archaeology , *ARCHAEOLOGICAL discoveries , *ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations , *WARSHIPS , *UNDERWATER archaeologists - Abstract
The article offers information related to underwater archaeology. It mentions a 1200 B.C. ship excavated by George Bass off the southern coast of Turkey which led to the discovery that the vessel carried goods from the East to Greece and not vice versa. It notes the recovery of the Swedish warship Vasa, which sank in 1628, by archaeologists in 1961 and offered a view of the 17th century naval warfare.
- Published
- 2012