Under the Mediterranean I. Studies in Maritime Archaeology/Под Средиземным морем I. Исследования в области морской археологии

Издание на английском языке
The book explores various aspects of maritime archaeology in the Mediterranean, covering topics such as shipwrecks, ancient harbors, and seascapes. It contains the work of various researchers who share their discoveries and analyses, including studies of specific shipwrecks and ship structures. The book also examines the impact of environmental changes on marine infrastructure and navigation routes, highlighting the relationship between marine cultures and their historical significance. Overall, this is an extensive overview of current research and findings in the field of Mediterranean maritime archaeology.

Contents
‘Under the Mediterranean’ in the 21st century: constants, trends, and perspectives in Mediterranean Maritime Archaeology
Stella Demesticha and Lucy Blue
Ships and shipwrecks
Editors: Carlo Beltrame, Deborah Cvikel and Stella Demesticha
The Arduous Voyage of Underwater Research on the LBA Shipwreck off Modi Islet
Christos Agouridis and Myrto Michalis
The Mazotos Shipwreck, Cyprus: a preliminary analysis of the amphora stowage system
Stella Demesticha
Final Report on the Remains of Four Vessels Found in the Ancient Harbour of Naples, Italy, Dating to the Late 2nd Century BCE and the Late 2nd-Late 3rd Century CE
Giulia Boetto, Chiara Zazzaro, and Pierre Poveda
The Mandirac 1 Shipwreck, Narbonne, France
Marie-Pierre Jezegou , Patrick Andersch Goodfellow, Jonathan Letuppe, and Corinne Sanchez
A late-12th-century Byzantine Shipwreck in the Port of Rhodes: a preliminary report
George Koutsouflakis and Eric Rieth
The Construction of the Ma'agan Mikhaelll Ship
Deborah Cvikel and Avner Hillman
Patara’s Harbour: new evidence and indications with an overview of the sequence of harbour-related defence systems
Erkan Dundar and Mustafa Kopak
The Harbour(s) of Ancient Torone: the search for their location and reflections on Honor Frost’s hypothesis concerning shipbuilding in the area
J. Lea Beness and Tom Hillard
The Hellenistic-Early Roman Harbour of Akko: preliminary finds from archaeological excavations at the foot of the southeastern seawall at Akko, 2008-2014
Jacob Sharvit, Bridget Buxton, John R. Hale, and Alexandra Ratzlaff
The Submerged Monumental Complex of the Roman Harbour of Fossae Marianae, Gulf of Fos, France: an overview of preliminary results
Souen Fontaine, Mourad El-Amouri, Frederic Marty, and Corinne Rousse
The First Marine Structures Reported from Roman/Byzantine
Ashkelon, Israel: do they solve the enigma of the city’s harbour?
Ehud Galili, Baruch Rosen, Asaf Oron, and Elisabetta Boaretto
Fortified Crusader Harbours of the Syro-Lebanese-Palestinian Coast
Patricia Antaki-Masson
The Port of Ishbiliyya and its Shipsheds: Islamic-period transformations of the Guadalquivir River, the port of Seville and the 12th-century Almohad dockyard
Carlos Cabrera Tejedor and Fernando Amores Carredano
Maritime landscapes
Editors: Kalliopi Baika, David Blackman, Lucy Blue, Helen Farr, Dorit Sivan
Mariners, Maritime Interaction, and the ‘Ritual’ of Sea Travel in Early Neolithic Cyprus
Duncan Howitt-Marshall
The Effects of Coastline and River Changes on Anchorages, Harbours, and Habitation Patterns: the case of Akko
Michal Artzy, Harry Joi, Matthieu Giaime, Yossi Salmon, Amani Abu-Hamid, Gloria I. Lopez, Christophe Morhange, David Kaniewski, Paul Bauman, and Anne K. Killebrew
Aegean Navigation and the Shipwrecks of Fournoi: the archipelago in Context
Peter B. Campbell and George Koutsouflakis
Istros, Black Sea Coast, Romania: a geoarchaeological perspective on the location of the harbour(s)
Alexandra Bivolaru, Valentin Bottez, Andrei Asandulesei, Andreea Vladu, Tiberiu Sava, Matthieu Giaime, and Christophe Morhange
Navigating Perceptions: Mariners and geographers of the Roman Levant
Carmen Obied
The Rock-Cut Shoreline Features of Dana Island and the
Maritime Landscape of the Tasucu Gulf, Rough Cilicia
Michael R. Jones
Appendix: List of presentations and posters exhibited at the Under the Mediterranean Nicosia Conference