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This book argues that rather than applying geo-ethnic labels to shipwrecks to describe 'Greek' or 'Roman' seafaring, a more intriguing alternative emphasizes a maritime culture's valorization of the Mediterranean Sea. Doing so creates new questions and research agendas to understand the past human relationship with the sea.
List of contents
Introduction; Chapter 1 Interpretive practices and interpretive problems; Chapter 2 Theoretical and methodological foundations; Chapter 3 Data collection, interpretation, and visualization; Chapter 4 Modelling maritime cultures and landscapes; Chapter 5 Variation and places; Chapter 6 Case studies; Conclusions
About the author
Matthew Harpster completed his Ph.D. degree at Texas A&M University, has held teaching and research positions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Eastern Mediterranean University, and the University of Birmingham, and is presently the Director of KUDAR, the Koç University Mustafa V. Koç Maritime Archaeology Research Center in Istanbul, Turkey. In addition to his interests in maritime cultures and maritime cultural landscapes, his research also includes the history of maritime archaeological thought and practice, and maritime cultural heritage practices.
Summary
This book argues that rather than applying geo-ethnic labels to shipwrecks to describe ‘Greek’ or ‘Roman’ seafaring, a more intriguing alternative emphasizes a maritime culture’s valorization of the Mediterranean Sea. Doing so creates new questions and research agendas to understand the past human relationship with the sea.
