Maritime Studies in the Wake of the Byzantine Shipwreck at Yassiada, Turkey

by Deborah N Carlson (Editor), Justin Leidwanger (Editor), Sarah M. Kampbell (Editor), George F. Bass (Foreword by)

Overview

In 2007 a symposium was held at Texas A&M University to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Texas A&M University Press’s publication of the first volume reporting the Yassiada shipwreck site. Seventeen papers from that symposium featured in this book broadly illustrate such varied topics as ships and seafaring life, maritime trade, naval texts, commercial cargoes, and recent developments in the analysis of the Yassiada ship itself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623492298
Publisher:	Texas A&M University Press
Publication date:	03/15/2015
Series:	Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	21 MB
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About the Author

DEBORAH N. CARLSON is an associate professor and the Sara W. and George O. Yamini fellow in the department of anthropology at Texas A&M University. She is also president of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology. SARA M. KAMPBELL is a graduate of the TAMU nautical archaeology program. She holds a PhD in history from Princeton University. JUSTIN LEIDWANGER is an assistant professor of classics at Stanford University.

Editorial Reviews

“The editors have done excellent work, which is highly recommended, and which definitely forms a new milestone in the literature of maritime archaeology.” —International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

"The Yassi Ada ship steers us into the largely uncharted waters of the seventh century, whilst the papers in this book takes the voyage down to the present day. They illustrate how splendidly maritime archaeology creates exciting new networks across both time and space."--Paul Arthur, Chair in Medieval Archaeology, University of Salento, Italy

Paul Arthur

"Maritime Studies in the Wake of the Byzantine Shipwreck at Yassiada, Turkey is a great rediscovery of the wreck at Yassiada in light of recent archaeological research.  It provides a renewed image of Mediterranean trade in late antiquity and the effectiveness of the techniques used for its organization, which opened the way for a real 'naval revolution.' This book is essential for specialists interested in the Roman and medieval economy."— Dominique Pieri

Dominique Pieri