Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction ix
5. Part One The Technology and Techniques of Archaeological Oc eanography
6. 1. Oceanographic Methods for Underwater Archaeological Surveys 3
7. 2. The Development of Towed Optical and Acoustical Vehicle Systems and Remotely Operated Vehicles in Support of Archaeological Oceanography 15
8. 3. High-resolution Optical Imaging for Deep-water Archaeology 30
9. 4. The Development of Excavation Technology for Remotely Operated Vehicles 41
10. 5. Conservation of Archaeological Finds from Deep-water Wreck Sites 65
11. Part Two Contemporary Shipwrecks in the Deep Sea
12. 6. The Search for Contemporary Shipwrecks in the Deep Sea: Lessons Learned 95
13. Part Three Deep-water Shipwrecks in the Mediterranean and Black Seas
14. 7. Searching for Ancient Shipwrecks in the Deep Sea 131
15. 8. The Remote Exploration and Archaeological Survey of Four Byzantine Ships in the Black Sea 148
16. Part Four Submerged Landscape Archaeology
17. 9. Archaeological and Geological Oceanography of Inundated Coastal Landscapes: An Introduction 177
18. 10. Underwater Prehistoric Archaeological Potential on the Southern New England Continental Shelf off Block Island 200
19. 11. Sinkholes in Lake Huron and the Possibility for Early Human Occupation on the Submerged Great Lakes Shelf 224
20. Part Five telepresence and submerged Cultural Sites
21. 12. Long-term Preservation and Telepresence Visitation of Cultural Sites beneath the Sea 249
22. Glossary 263
23. List of Contributors 275
24. Index 277