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My paper examines the maritime and underwater cultural heritage of the Capiz (Placuna placenta) artisanal dive fishery.
There are three types of collections of the material culture of the Capiz dive fishery. These include the Capiz artisanal
diving…

“Museums are the mirror of what can be seen in reality” In this paper, a blueprint of a maritime museum is
presented, as in what way a museum can be of underwater archaeology. The efforts are to bring together the real
time experience of how an…

This paper attempts to portray maritime trade between Gujarat and Mesopotamia by examining cultural
materials during the third millennium BC found in archaeological sites of Indus Valley culture. The early
maritime history of the subcontinent…

Paintings are visual artefacts and one of the significant art narratives supplemented as a primary source in the
construction or reconstruction of social and cultural lifeways of different periods since the Early Historic
period—for example, the…

India is surrounded by a vast coastline and encircled by a terrific riverine system. Due to this travellers and
merchants easily managed to reach India through sea and riverine connections along with the land routes. The trade
aspect enhanced other…

A waterlogged wooden schooner was collected from Kuakata, a famous coastal region of Bangladesh, during
the excavation period from 23rd December, 2012 to 27th February, 2013 under the Directorate of Archaeology.
This schooner was measured 72 feet…

This paper explores the Bhima River's historical significance and navigational potentialities in human settlement
from prehistoric to early historical periods. The upper and lower reaches of the Bhima River are home to
numerous sites dating back to…

India's maritime heritage dates to around 4,500 years, since the Indus Valley Civilization. The impetus to revisit and
re-develop maritime links was trade (primarily in cotton, pepper, and other spices), due to the monopoly of the Persians
and,…

We have documented a boat-building procedure that is unique in Bengal (India). The typological name of the
boat is chhot. A smooth-skinned, rabbeted, and stapled boat of Bengal with a 'v'-shaped cross section and
prominent keel. The project took…

Crossing the Rivers at Fords in the Prehistory and Later Prehistory: Tracing the Probable and Lesser-Known
Movements is focused on the prehistoric and early historic sites located on the perennial rivers of south India.
This topic suits Session 22,…