Under the Mediterranean II
Studies in Maritime Archaeology
Will be published approx. on 22. September 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
210 pages
978-94-6427-165-2 (ISBN)
Description
This multidisciplinary volume is a collection of 13 articles reporting on recent research on the archaeology of shipwrecks, maritime visual culture, and cultural heritage management in the Mediterranean region. While papers in this volume's predecessor, 'Under the Mediterranean I', were arranged thematically, the present volume organizes the research regionally, from the East Mediterranean westward, and within each region chronologically.
Following the editors' introduction, the volume begins with case studies on integrated management in East Africa and the East Mediterranean. Subsequent subjects covered in the eastern Mediterranean range from ancient mariners' ex votos to an update on the Classical Mazotos shipwreck, and from an investigation of a Roman wreck in Cyprus to an analysis of cargo loading processes on the Ma'agan Mikhael B. Moving to the central Mediterranean, papers include the long legacy of rock art, and an ancient Aegean ship's cargo assemblage, both in Sicily. An analysis of how iconographic sources can supplement material remains, especially perishable material like rigging, is also presented. Some 32 Roman-era shipwreck cargoes are addressed in the Tyrrhenian, while another paper analyses the distribution of heavy cargos, such as marble. Moving forward in time to the Imperial Age, one chapter examines the ceramic and organic remains from the Torre Santa Sabina I wreck, Italy, and another the wreck of the Capo Sagro II wreck from Corsica. The final paper presents a forward-looking analysis of integrated management on a global scale.
This book will be of interest to students and archaeologists researching the Mediterranean region, and all readers interested in a wide range of recent advances in maritime archaeology, the history of art, and critical heritage studies.
Following the editors' introduction, the volume begins with case studies on integrated management in East Africa and the East Mediterranean. Subsequent subjects covered in the eastern Mediterranean range from ancient mariners' ex votos to an update on the Classical Mazotos shipwreck, and from an investigation of a Roman wreck in Cyprus to an analysis of cargo loading processes on the Ma'agan Mikhael B. Moving to the central Mediterranean, papers include the long legacy of rock art, and an ancient Aegean ship's cargo assemblage, both in Sicily. An analysis of how iconographic sources can supplement material remains, especially perishable material like rigging, is also presented. Some 32 Roman-era shipwreck cargoes are addressed in the Tyrrhenian, while another paper analyses the distribution of heavy cargos, such as marble. Moving forward in time to the Imperial Age, one chapter examines the ceramic and organic remains from the Torre Santa Sabina I wreck, Italy, and another the wreck of the Capo Sagro II wreck from Corsica. The final paper presents a forward-looking analysis of integrated management on a global scale.
This book will be of interest to students and archaeologists researching the Mediterranean region, and all readers interested in a wide range of recent advances in maritime archaeology, the history of art, and critical heritage studies.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-94-6427-165-2 (9789464271652)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.59641/t4w0q1r2s3
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Persons
Dr Lucy Blue:
Dr Lucy Blue is a leading maritime archaeologist in her field, a lecturer at the University of Southampton, Centre for Maritime Archaeology, and the Maritime Archaeological Director of the Honor Frost Foundation.
Dr Blue has research interests in harbours and maritime cultural landscapes mostly focused around the eastern Mediterranean, the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea. Her research relating to contemporary boat construction, their operation and use has resulted in her conducting ethnographic enquiries in India, East Africa, Oman and Yemen.
Dr Sara A. Rich:
Sara Rich is Professor of Theory and History of Art and Design at the Rhode Island School of Design. She is a citizen of the Waccamaw Indian People and a maritime archaeologist, art historian, artist, and author of speculative fiction. Her recent scholarship includes essays in Mainsheet, Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Heritage, and Contemporary Philosophy for Maritime Archaeology (which she also co-edited). Her most recent books include Mushroom (in the Bloomsbury series Object Lessons) and Shipwreck Hauntography: Underwater Ruins and the Uncanny (in the Amsterdam University Press series Maritime Humanities, 1400-1800).
Dr Lucy Blue is a leading maritime archaeologist in her field, a lecturer at the University of Southampton, Centre for Maritime Archaeology, and the Maritime Archaeological Director of the Honor Frost Foundation.
Dr Blue has research interests in harbours and maritime cultural landscapes mostly focused around the eastern Mediterranean, the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea. Her research relating to contemporary boat construction, their operation and use has resulted in her conducting ethnographic enquiries in India, East Africa, Oman and Yemen.
Dr Sara A. Rich:
Sara Rich is Professor of Theory and History of Art and Design at the Rhode Island School of Design. She is a citizen of the Waccamaw Indian People and a maritime archaeologist, art historian, artist, and author of speculative fiction. Her recent scholarship includes essays in Mainsheet, Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Heritage, and Contemporary Philosophy for Maritime Archaeology (which she also co-edited). Her most recent books include Mushroom (in the Bloomsbury series Object Lessons) and Shipwreck Hauntography: Underwater Ruins and the Uncanny (in the Amsterdam University Press series Maritime Humanities, 1400-1800).
Content
Under the Mediterranean II: Introduction
Lucy Blue, Stella Demesticha, Athena Trakadas, and Sara Rich
International Aid and Marine Cultural Heritage: the emergence of challenge-led marine heritage research in East Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean
Arturo Rey da Silva and Jon Henderson
Mariners' Ex-votos
Michal Artzy
A Digital Approach to Micro-stratigraphy: The Case of the Mazotos Shipwreck, Cyprus
Irene Katsouri and Stella Demesticha
The Fig Tree Bay Shipwreck, Cyprus: Documenting a Scattered Shipwreck Site in Shallow Waters
Massimiliano Secci, Stella Demesticha, and Dimitros Skarlatos
Stowed Away: The Loading of the Ma'agan Mikhael B Shipwreck
Michelle Creisher, Michal Artzy, and Deborah Cvikel
Ship Drawings in the Rock Shelter of Rocca Giglio, Sicily
Antonino Filippi and Stefano Medas
An Underwater Exploration in the Stagnone Lagoon of Marsala, Sicily
Detlef Peukert, Emily Anderson, Filippo Barthélemy, Ansgar Bovet, Christin Gabriele Faust, Franz Herzig, Jakub Jedrzejewski, Nele Kastenbein, Eric Kressner, Ralph Kunz, Jürgen Reitz, Rebecca Schaffeld, Tecla Zucchi, Francesca Oliveri, Roberto La Rocca, Maria Pamela Toti, Ferdinando Maurici
Ship Iconography: Complementary Data on the Ancient Sailing Environment
Zaraza Friedman
Roman Wrecks from Tyrrhenian Italy in the Western Mediterranean: Archaeology and Archaeometry of Amphorae
Gloria Olcese
Heavy Cargoes in the Roman Period: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Logistics of Marble Transport
Giovanni Borriello, Luigi Ombrato, Claudio Pensa, and Chiara Zazzaro
Reading a Cargo Assemblage in a Beached Wreck: The Case Study of Torre S. Sabina, Italy
Rita Auriemma, Antonella Antonazzo, Alessio Calantropio, Filiberto Chiabrando, Angelo Colucci, Luigi Coluccia, Dario Gaddi, Danilo Leone, Milena Primavera, Michela Rugge, Fernando Zongolo
The Ingot Cargo of the Capo Sagro 2 Shipwreck
Franca Cibecchini, Pierre Poveda, and Christian Rico
Marine Cultural Heritage and Ocean Literacy in Global Policy: Reviewing Gaps and Synergies
Vera Noon
Lucy Blue, Stella Demesticha, Athena Trakadas, and Sara Rich
International Aid and Marine Cultural Heritage: the emergence of challenge-led marine heritage research in East Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean
Arturo Rey da Silva and Jon Henderson
Mariners' Ex-votos
Michal Artzy
A Digital Approach to Micro-stratigraphy: The Case of the Mazotos Shipwreck, Cyprus
Irene Katsouri and Stella Demesticha
The Fig Tree Bay Shipwreck, Cyprus: Documenting a Scattered Shipwreck Site in Shallow Waters
Massimiliano Secci, Stella Demesticha, and Dimitros Skarlatos
Stowed Away: The Loading of the Ma'agan Mikhael B Shipwreck
Michelle Creisher, Michal Artzy, and Deborah Cvikel
Ship Drawings in the Rock Shelter of Rocca Giglio, Sicily
Antonino Filippi and Stefano Medas
An Underwater Exploration in the Stagnone Lagoon of Marsala, Sicily
Detlef Peukert, Emily Anderson, Filippo Barthélemy, Ansgar Bovet, Christin Gabriele Faust, Franz Herzig, Jakub Jedrzejewski, Nele Kastenbein, Eric Kressner, Ralph Kunz, Jürgen Reitz, Rebecca Schaffeld, Tecla Zucchi, Francesca Oliveri, Roberto La Rocca, Maria Pamela Toti, Ferdinando Maurici
Ship Iconography: Complementary Data on the Ancient Sailing Environment
Zaraza Friedman
Roman Wrecks from Tyrrhenian Italy in the Western Mediterranean: Archaeology and Archaeometry of Amphorae
Gloria Olcese
Heavy Cargoes in the Roman Period: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Logistics of Marble Transport
Giovanni Borriello, Luigi Ombrato, Claudio Pensa, and Chiara Zazzaro
Reading a Cargo Assemblage in a Beached Wreck: The Case Study of Torre S. Sabina, Italy
Rita Auriemma, Antonella Antonazzo, Alessio Calantropio, Filiberto Chiabrando, Angelo Colucci, Luigi Coluccia, Dario Gaddi, Danilo Leone, Milena Primavera, Michela Rugge, Fernando Zongolo
The Ingot Cargo of the Capo Sagro 2 Shipwreck
Franca Cibecchini, Pierre Poveda, and Christian Rico
Marine Cultural Heritage and Ocean Literacy in Global Policy: Reviewing Gaps and Synergies
Vera Noon