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Our Blue Planet is a comprehensive introduction to the field of maritime and underwater archaeology. Situating the field within the broader study of history and archaeology, this book advocates that an understanding of how our ancestors interacted with rivers, lakes, and oceans is integral to comprehending the human past.
About the author
Ben Ford is a Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania specializing in maritime and historical archaeology. His Ph.D. from Texas A&M University was preceded by several years of cultural resource management experience and degrees from the College of William and Mary and the University of Cincinnati. He is a Registered Professional Archaeologist and the 2015 Archaeological Institute of America McCann-Taggart Underwater Archaeology Lecturer.
Jessi Halligan is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Florida State University specializing in the geoarchaeology of inundated landscapes and the peopling of the Americas. Her PhD from Texas A&M University was preceded by several years of cultural resource management in the Northeast and Great Plains of the United States, and by a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Harvard University specializing in archaeology.
Alexis Catsambis is a Maritime Archaeologist with the Naval History and Heritage Command in
Washington, DC, specializing in heritage management and nautical archaeology. He holds his doctoral and graduate degrees from Texas A&M University and completed his undergraduate studies with the Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity of the University of Birmingham. He serves on the Board of Governors of the Washington DC Society of the Archaeological Institute of America.
Summary
Our Blue Planet is a comprehensive introduction to the field of maritime and underwater archaeology. Situating the field within the broader study of history and archaeology, this book advocates that an understanding of how our ancestors interacted with rivers, lakes, and oceans is integral to comprehending the human past.
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This is a perfect vehicle for undergraduates looking for a thorough guide to the what, why and how of maritime archaeology. Current, knowledgeable and peppered with a creative set of iconic images, this book is a perfect launchpad for students' tentative first steps. It successfully demystifies the complexities about finding, surveying, excavating and interpreting prehistoric camps, wrecks and ports below and above the waterline.
