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Forgotten Past? Alternative Forms for Museological Approach to interpret Egypt's Maritime Heritage
In the past decades, Ministry of Antiquities (MA) has invested many efforts in excavating underwater archeological sites, and mapping them to reveal the navigation routes during ancient times. Remarkable discoveries have been made by the European…
From Infrastructure to Icon: a Historical and Archaeological Analysis of the Randell Dry Dock
On the banks of the Murray River in the small township of Mannum, South Australia, lies an impressive and rare feat of early colonial maritime infrastructure; the Randell Dry Dock. Originally constructed as a timber floating dock in 1873, it was…
From safe haven to island abandonment - impacts of the growth of Pacific shipping on the Pitcairn Island community during the 19th century
The story of the Bounty mutiny is one of the great sagas of Pacific history and has inspired a rich literature for more than two centuries. By contrast, our knowledge of the community founded by Fletcher Christian at Pitcairn Island has remained…
Gandara, A Newly Discovered Ancient Port Site on the Southern Coast of Sri Lanka
This paper deals with Gandara Sea Port, located on the southern coast of Sri Lanka. In March and April 2022, an
underwater archaeological impact assessment (UAIA) was undertaken by the Underwater Archaeology Unit (UAU)
of the Department of…
underwater archaeological impact assessment (UAIA) was undertaken by the Underwater Archaeology Unit (UAU)
of the Department of…