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  • Intertidal Shipwrecks

    Management of a Historic Resource in an Unmanageable Environment

    Series series Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology
    Honorable Mention, North American Society for Oceanic History John R. Lyman Book Award for Maritime and Nautical ArchaeologyA global array of case studies demonstrating practices for preserving the maritime cultural heritage of vulnerable shipwrecksShipwreck sites in intertidal zones—the parts of shorelines that are exposed at low tide and covered at high tide—are located within dynamic ... Read more

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  • Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology

    Terminology, Theory, and Infrastructure

    North American Society for Oceanic History John R. Lyman Book Award for Maritime and Nautical ArchaeologyExploring the changing meanings and future development of public engagement in maritime heritage researchBuilding on the practical case studies presented in Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology: The Power of Public Engagement, this second volume delves into evolving definitions and ... Read more

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  • Development, Social Change and Environmental Sustainability

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  • The Unnatural History of the Sea

    Series series Shearwater
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  • The Galapagos

    A Natural History

    Charles Darwin called it "a little world within itself." Sailors referred to it as "Las Encantadas"- the enchanted islands. Lying in the eastern Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator off the west coast of South America, the Galágos is the most pristine archipelago to be found anywhere in the tropics. It is so remote, so untouched, that the act of wading ashore can make you feel like you are the ... Read more

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