Recent Advances in Maritime Archaeology

Dear Colleagues,

Maritime archaeology is an academic discipline of archaeology that deals with the relationship and interaction of people and the sea through the ages. It began modestly at the beginning of the 20th century and, since the 1970s, has developed into a respectable field of study. As described by George F. Bass in The Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archaeology, it is today "a mature discipline with well-trained practitioners around the world excavating, conserving, restoring, displaying, replicating, and, most importantly, publishing their sites".

Documentation, study, and experimentation in the domain of maritime archaeology have greatly advanced during the last decade. Photogrammetric recording, elaboration of virtual 3D models and virtual reconstructions of sites and finds, and numerical modelling to simulate and test real situations from past times are now helping scientists achieve their goals. Interdisciplinarity introduces new methodologies and techniques, and the new technologies allow researchers to penetrate deep into the oceans and discover amazingly preserved shipwreck sites.

Therefore, it is extremely important to expand knowledge about the real value of maritime cultural heritage and current advances in research methods and techniques in order to promote maritime archaeology as an important actor in the 2021–2030 United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, i.e., The Ocean Decade.

Dr. Irena Radic Rossi
Dr. Wendy Van Duivenvoorde
Dr. Kalliopi Baika
Guest Editors

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