TY - BOOK ID - 78646597 TI - Landscape beneath the waves : the archaeological investigation of underwater landscapes PY - 2018 SN - 1789250757 1789250730 9781789250732 9781789250756 9781789250725 1789250722 PB - Oxford : Oxbow Books, DB - UniCat KW - Underwater archaeology. KW - Archaeology, Submarine KW - Marine archaeology KW - Maritime archaeology KW - Nautical archaeology KW - Submarine archaeology KW - Archaeology KW - Underwater exploration KW - Marine archaeologists UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78646597 AB - "At the end of the last Ice Age, sea-level around the world was lower, coastal lands stretched further and the continents were bigger, in some cases landmasses were joined by dry land that has now disappeared beneath the waves. The study of the now submerged landscapes that our ancestors knew represents one of the last barriers for archaeology. Only recently have advances in underwater technology reached the stage where a wealth of procedures is available to explore this lost undersea world. This volume considers the processes behind the rising (and falling) of relative sea-levels and then presents the main techniques available for the study and interpretation of the archaeological remains that have survived inundation. Case studies are used to illustrate particular applications. Finally, a review of projects around the world highlights the varying scale and period of sites concerned"-- ER -