Under the sea : archaeology and palaeolandscapes of the Continental Shelf /: archaeology and palaeolandscapes of the Continental Shelf. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Geoffrey N. Bailey, Jan Harff, Dimitris Sakellariou, editors.
• Editors: Bailey, G. N, 1948-; Harff, Jan; Sakellariou, Dimitris
• Contents: Preface -- 1. Archaeology and palaeolandscapes of the continental shelf: an introduction -- Part I. Techniques and Strategies -- 2. Survey strategies and techniques in underwater geoarchaeological research: an overview with emphasis on prehistoric sites -- 3. Relative sea-level rise, palaeotopograpy and transgression velocity on the continental shelf -- 4 Joint explorations of the sunken past: examples of maritime archaeological collaboration between industry and academia in the Baltic -- 5. The late Mesolithic site of Falden, Denmark: results from underwater archaeological fieldwork and a strategy for capacity-building based on the SPLASHCOS mission -- 6. Atlit-Yam: A Unique 9000 year old prehistoric village submerged off the Carmel coast, Israel -- the SPLASHCOS Field School (2011) -- Part II. Underwater Archaeological Sites -- 7. Submerged Pottery Neolithic settlements off the Mediterranean coast of Israel: subsistence, material culture and the development of burial grounds -- 8. Hjarnø Sund: an eroding Mesolithic site and the tale of two paddles -- 9. Fished up from the Baltic Sea -- a new Ertebølle site near Stohl Cliff, Kiel Bay, Germany -- 10. Investigations of submerged palaeoshorelines in the Kiel Fjord -- 11. Submerged settlement in the Öresund, western Scania, southernmost Sweden -- Part III. Underwater Landscapes and Archaeology -- 12. Prospecting for Holocene palaeolandscapes in the Sound of Harris, Outer Hebrides -- 13. Early Holocene landscape development and Baltic Sea history based on high-resolution bathymetry and lagoonal sediments in the Hanö Bay, southern Sweden -- 14. Tributaries of the Elbe palaeovalley: features of a hidden palaeolandscape in the German Bight, North Sea -- 15. The Wadden Sea of North-West Germany: an intertidal environment of high archaeological research potential -- 16. Sacred landscapes and changing sea levels: new interdisciplinary data from the Early Neolithic to the Present in south-eastern Sicily -- 17. Archaeological potential of the anchialine caves in Croatia -- Part IV. Landscapes of the Continental Shelf and Human Dispersals -- 18. The role of submerged landscapes in ground-truthing models of human dispersal during the last half million years -- 19. The northern coasts of Doggerland and the colonisation of Norway at the end of the Ice Age -- 20. Doggerland and the Lost Frontiers Project (2015-2020) -- 21. Postglacial human dispersal and submerged landscapes in north-west Europe -- 22. Aegean Pleistocene landscapes above and below sea level: palaeogeographic reconstruction and hominin dispersals -- 23. Africa-Arabia connections and geoarchaeological exploration in the southern Red Sea: preliminary results and wider significance -- 24. To the Islands: the archaeology of the archipelagos of NW Australia and its implications for drowned cultural landscapes -- Part V. Outreach and Management -- 25. Education and engagement: developing understanding and appreciation of submerged prehistoric landscapes -- 26. Arch-Manche: using archaeological, palaeoenvironmental, historical and artistic resources in coastal management -- 27. The SeArch Project: towards an assessment methodology and sustainable management policy for the archaeological heritage of the North Sea in Belgium -- 28. The history of industry-linked research in English waters: lessons for the future.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 930.1028/04; Earth sciences; Underwater archaeology; Paleogeography; HISTORY -- Ancient -- General; Paleogeography; Underwater archaeology; Social Science -- Archaeology; Social Science -- General; Archaeology; Cultural studies; Archaeology; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319531601; 3319531603
• Related ISBNs: 9783319531588; 3319531581
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 5, 2017).
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