Introduction to Underwater Archaeology

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Introduction toUnderwater Archaeology
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What a ship is
That's what a ship is, you know. It's not just a
keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what
a ship needs, but what a ship is... what the
Black Pearl really is... is freedom. --
Captain Jack Sparrow
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What a shipwreck is
Clues to the human past Lifeways Trade and
Commerce Navigation Colonization and
Movement Warfare Disease Language and
Culture People
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submerged cultural resources
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What makes shipwrecks (and other submerged
cultural resources) important archaeologically?
time capsule microcosm
Closed Context Excellent Preservation
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How do you do archaeology underwater?
Just like you do it on land! Only the tools are
different.