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Shipwreck archaeology of the Lakshadweep Islands, west coast of India

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Title Shipwreck archaeology of the Lakshadweep Islands, west coast of India
 
Creator Tripati, S.
Gudigar, P.
 
Subject archaeology
underwater exploration
ships
wrecks
ship losses
 
Description Archaeological investigations in the Lakshadweep Islands have brought to light the presence of a large number of shipwrecks and the archival records have the details of some of these wrecks. Northern islands and reefs of Minicoy were the locations of shipwrecks prior to 1865, but the trend changed with the opening of the Suez Canal. Various organisations including the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India, have focused on Minicoy, Byramgore, Suheli Par, and Bangaram Island for detailed exploration of shipwrecks, and the findings suggest that due to submerged coral reefs, atolls, and other shallow hazards a large number of ships were wrecked in Lakshadweep waters
 
Date 2009-01-07T10:51:07Z
2009-01-07T10:51:07Z
2001
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, Vol.30; 37-47p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1584
 
Language en
 
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Publisher Blackwell