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Early seafaring and the archaeology of submerged landscapes. / Bailey, Geoff.
Eurasian Prehistory: Island Archaeology and the Origins of Seafaring in the Eastern Mediterranean. ed. / Albert J. Ammerman. Vol. 10 1-2. ed. Peabody Museum Publications, 2014. p. 99-114 (Eurasian Prehistory).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Early seafaring and the archaeology of submerged landscapes
AU - Bailey, Geoff
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Sea level change has been a near-continuous accompaniment to human settlement in all coastal regions throughout the history of human existence on this planet, with sea levels persisting at levels at least 40–60 m below present for most of the time and sometimes dropping to more than twice this depth. This fact has far-reaching consequences: for the reconstruction of past coastlines and oceanographic conditions; for the submergence of coastal and peri-coastal settlements associated with evidence for seafaring and marine resource exploitation; for the consequent loss of relevant evidence and the bias this introduces into the surviving archaeological record; and for an understanding of the environmental and socioeconomic impact of sea level rise at the end of the last glaciation. In this chapter, I chart the increasing acceptance of the need to research the palaeo-shorelines and submerged landscapes of the continental shelf in the face of prolonged scepticism that this is feasible or worthwhile, and discuss the evidence now emerging for why this is important, and how it can be explored further.
AB - Sea level change has been a near-continuous accompaniment to human settlement in all coastal regions throughout the history of human existence on this planet, with sea levels persisting at levels at least 40–60 m below present for most of the time and sometimes dropping to more than twice this depth. This fact has far-reaching consequences: for the reconstruction of past coastlines and oceanographic conditions; for the submergence of coastal and peri-coastal settlements associated with evidence for seafaring and marine resource exploitation; for the consequent loss of relevant evidence and the bias this introduces into the surviving archaeological record; and for an understanding of the environmental and socioeconomic impact of sea level rise at the end of the last glaciation. In this chapter, I chart the increasing acceptance of the need to research the palaeo-shorelines and submerged landscapes of the continental shelf in the face of prolonged scepticism that this is feasible or worthwhile, and discuss the evidence now emerging for why this is important, and how it can be explored further.
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9788393421855
VL - 10
T3 - Eurasian Prehistory
SP - 99
EP - 114
BT - Eurasian Prehistory
A2 - Ammerman, Albert J.
PB - Peabody Museum Publications
ER -