The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes

This open access volume provides for the first time a comprehensive description and scientific evaluation of underwater archaeological finds referring to human occupation of the continental shelf around the coastlines of Europe and the Mediterranean when sea levels were lower than present. These are...

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description This open access volume provides for the first time a comprehensive description and scientific evaluation of underwater archaeological finds referring to human occupation of the continental shelf around the coastlines of Europe and the Mediterranean when sea levels were lower than present. These are the largest body of underwater finds worldwide, amounting to over 2500 find spots, ranging from individual stone tools to underwater villages with unique conditions of preservation. The material reviewed here ranges in date from the Lower Palaeolithic period to the Bronze Age and covers 20 countries bordering all the major marine basins from the Atlantic coasts of Ireland and Norway to the Black Sea, and from the western Baltic to the eastern Mediterranean. The finds from each country are presented in their archaeological context, with information on the history of discovery, conditions of preservation and visibility, their relationship to regional changes in sea-level and coastal geomorphology, and the institutional arrangements for their investigation and protection. Editorial introductions summarise the findings from each of the major marine basins. There is also a final section with extensive discussion of the historical background and the legal and regulatory frameworks that inform the management of the underwater cultural heritage and collaboration between offshore industries, archaeologists and government agencies. The volume is based on the work of COST Action TD0902 SPLASHCOS, a multi-disciplinary and multi-national research network supported by the EU-funded COST organisation (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). The primary readership is research and professional archaeologists, marine and Quaternary scientists, cultural-heritage managers, commercial and governmental organisations, policy makers, and all those with an interest in the sea floor of the continental shelf and the human impact of changes in climate, sea-level and coastal geomorphology.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-341922025-03-11T23:02:17Z The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes Bailey, Geoff Galanidou, Nena Peeters, Hans Jöns, Hauke Mennenga, Moritz Archaeology Coastal Sciences Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary Continental Shelf Prehistoric Research Open Access Pleistocene underwater Quaternary Science on European Shelf Sea-Level archaeology Underwater prehistoric finds Underwater cultural heritage Coastlines Interdisciplinary studies thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGB Physical geography and topography::RGBP Coastlines thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies This open access volume provides for the first time a comprehensive description and scientific evaluation of underwater archaeological finds referring to human occupation of the continental shelf around the coastlines of Europe and the Mediterranean when sea levels were lower than present. These are the largest body of underwater finds worldwide, amounting to over 2500 find spots, ranging from individual stone tools to underwater villages with unique conditions of preservation. The material reviewed here ranges in date from the Lower Palaeolithic period to the Bronze Age and covers 20 countries bordering all the major marine basins from the Atlantic coasts of Ireland and Norway to the Black Sea, and from the western Baltic to the eastern Mediterranean. The finds from each country are presented in their archaeological context, with information on the history of discovery, conditions of preservation and visibility, their relationship to regional changes in sea-level and coastal geomorphology, and the institutional arrangements for their investigation and protection. Editorial introductions summarise the findings from each of the major marine basins. There is also a final section with extensive discussion of the historical background and the legal and regulatory frameworks that inform the management of the underwater cultural heritage and collaboration between offshore industries, archaeologists and government agencies. The volume is based on the work of COST Action TD0902 SPLASHCOS, a multi-disciplinary and multi-national research network supported by the EU-funded COST organisation (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). The primary readership is research and professional archaeologists, marine and Quaternary scientists, cultural-heritage managers, commercial and governmental organisations, policy makers, and all those with an interest in the sea floor of the continental shelf and the human impact of changes in climate, sea-level and coastal geomorphology. 2021-02-10T14:14:56Z 2021-02-10T14:14:56Z 2020-04-23T14:58:29Z 2020 book ID_20200423_8 OCN: 1149322450 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/37364 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/34192 eng Coastal Research Library open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/37364/1/978-3-030-37367-2.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/37364/1/978-3-030-37367-2.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/37364/1/978-3-030-37367-2.pdf Springer Nature Springer 10.1007/978-3-030-37367-2 10.1007/978-3-030-37367-2 9fa3421d-f917-4153-b9ab-fc337c396b5a Springer 561 Cham open access
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Coastal Sciences
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
Continental Shelf Prehistoric Research
Open Access
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Quaternary Science on European Shelf
Sea-Level archaeology
Underwater prehistoric finds
Underwater cultural heritage
Coastlines
Interdisciplinary studies
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The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes
title The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes
title_full The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes
title_fullStr The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes
title_full_unstemmed The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes
title_short The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes
title_sort archaeology of europe s drowned landscapes
topic Archaeology
Coastal Sciences
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
Continental Shelf Prehistoric Research
Open Access
Pleistocene underwater
Quaternary Science on European Shelf
Sea-Level archaeology
Underwater prehistoric finds
Underwater cultural heritage
Coastlines
Interdisciplinary studies
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGB Physical geography and topography::RGBP Coastlines
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies
topic_facet Archaeology
Coastal Sciences
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
Continental Shelf Prehistoric Research
Open Access
Pleistocene underwater
Quaternary Science on European Shelf
Sea-Level archaeology
Underwater prehistoric finds
Underwater cultural heritage
Coastlines
Interdisciplinary studies
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGB Physical geography and topography::RGBP Coastlines
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies
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