Fishing and shipwreck heritage : marine archaeology's greatest threat? / Sean A. Kingsley.

"For 250 years encrusted wonders have been turning up in fishermen's nets: everything imaginable from prehistoric animal bones to priceless Roman statues. Fishing trawlers annually sweep an area equivalent in size to half the world's continental shelves. Everything in the wake of thes...

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Main Author: Kingsley, Sean (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Series:Debates in archaeology.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Wrecks and Time Capsules
  • 2. Trawling the Data
  • 3. Bulldozers of the Deep
  • 4. Scales of Heritage Impacts
  • 5. Management Myopia
  • 6. Conclusion: Seeking Sustainability.