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Underwater Archaeology : the NAS Guide to Principles and Practice.

Underwater Archaeology: The NAS Guide to Principles and Practice provides a comprehensive summary of the archaeological process as applied in an underwater context. Long awaited second edition of what is popularly referred to as the NAS HandbookProvides a practical guide to underwater archaeology: h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: (NAS), Nautical Archaeology Society
Otros Autores: Bowens, Amanda
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; List of Figures; List of Plates; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1: The Nas Handbook
  • Why it Was Written; 2: Underwater Archaeology; WHAT IS ARCHAEOLOGY?; WHAT IS ARCHAEOLOGY UNDER WATER?; WHAT IS NOT ARCHAEOLOGY UNDER WATER?; CLOSELY RELATED AND COMPLEMENTARY APPROACHES (ETHNOGRAPHY AND EXPERIMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY); 3: Getting Involved In Underwater And Foreshore Archaeology; 4: Basic Principles
  • Making the Most of the Clues; THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERWATER SITES; SITE TYPES; THE RANGE OF EVIDENCE ON AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE; LINKS BETWEEN CATEGORIES OF EVIDENCE.
  • USING THE EVIDENCEDATING; ENVIRONMENT AND SITE-FORMATION PROCESSES; THE DETERIORATION OF WOOD; CULTURE AND SITE-FORMATION PROCESSES; 5: Project Planning; THE PROJECT DESIGN; 6: Safety on Archaeological Sites Under Water and on the Foreshore; RISK ASSESSMENTS; DIVING PROJECT PLAN; CODES OF PRACTICE; CONTROL OF DIVING OPERATIONS; WORKING UNDER WATER; POTENTIAL DIVING PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS; SAFETY DURING EXCAVATION; INTER-TIDAL SITE SAFETY; 7: International and National Laws Relating to Archaeology Under Water; JURISDICTION
  • WHERE DO THE LAWS APPLY?
  • THE REGIME IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS INTERNATIONAL SALVAGE LAWUNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE AND SALVAGE LAW; OWNERSHIP OF UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE; ABANDONMENT OF OWNERSHIP; NATIONAL LEGISLATION; INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS; CASE STUDIES; 8: Archaeological Recording; THE NEED FOR RECORDING; RECORDING SYSTEMS; PLANNING THE RECORDING: WHAT TO RECORD; RECORDING INFORMATION ON SITE; RECORDING TIMBERS; RECORDING CONTEXTS; RECORDING STRATIGRAPHY; RECORDING ENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE; RECORDING SAMPLES; RECORDING SURVEY RESULTS; RECORDING PLANS AND SECTIONS; RECORDING PHOTOGRAPHIC RESULTS.
  • CONSERVATION RECORDSIDENTIFYING ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIAL; TAGS AND LABELLING; STORING THE INFORMATION; COMPUTING OPTIONS AND ISSUES; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; EXPLAINING, DOCUMENTING, AND SUPERVISING THE SYSTEM; 9: Historical Research; TYPES OF EVIDENCE; LOCATING PRIMARY SOURCES; THE INTERNET; METHODS OF RESEARCH; 10: Photography; PHOTOGRAPHIC THEORY; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY; SURFACE PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHING FINDS; UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY; UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES; DIGITAL DARKROOM; MOSAICS
  • PHOTO OR VIDEO; VIDEO CAMERAS; VIDEO TECHNIQUE; VIDEO EDITING; 11: Position-Fixing.
  • GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATESACCURACY; METHODS OF POSITION-FIXING; EQUIPMENT; 12: Underwater Search Methods; POSITIONING; COVERAGE; SAFETY; DIVER SEARCH METHODS; 13: Geophysical and Remote-Sensing Surveys; SEARCH PATTERNS, NAVIGATION AND POSITIONING; ACOUSTIC SYSTEMS; BATHYMéTRIE SURVEY; ECHO-SOUNDERS; MULTIBEAM SWATH SYSTEMS; BOTTOM-CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS; SIDESCAN SONAR SUB-BOTTOM PROFILING; MAGNETOMETRY; INTEGRATED SURVEYS; SUBMERSIBLES: ROVS AND AUVS; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; 14: Underwater Survey; TYPES OF SURVEY; AN INITIAL SKETCH; PLANNING; SETTING UP A BASELINE/CONTROL POINTS.