Under the Mediterranean II (Paperback)

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.