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Marine archaeological research in India

DRS at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography

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Title Marine archaeological research in India
 
Creator Tripati, S.
Sundaresh
Vora, K.H.
Bandodkar, S.N.
 
Subject underwater exploration
submerged shorelines
progress reports
research programmes
 
Description Marine archaeology is otherwise known as maritime, nautical or underwater archaeology. These terms include all aspects of marine archaeology in which water plays a dominant role. It deals with the study of past seafaring from material remains of this activity. All the developed countries have made tremendous progress in this field and substantial progress has been made in India in marine archaeology. Over the years the National Institute of Oceanography in collaboration with other Government agencies has undertaken the exploration and excavation of submerged ports and shipwrecks in Indian waters. The paper highlight the objectives, methodology, tools, findings and the progress made in India in the field of marine archaeology during the 50 years of India's independence.
 
Date 2008-08-11T12:03:56Z
2008-08-11T12:03:56Z
2002
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier Archaeology and historiography: History, theory and method. Ed. by: Settar, S.; Korisettar, R.(Indian Archaeol. Retrospect), Vol. 4; 353-391p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1443
 
Language en
 
Rights Manohar Publishers and Distributers; New Delhi (India)
 
Publisher Manohar Publishers and Distributers; New Delhi (India)