Browsing Scholarly literature by Subject "wrecks"
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Anatomical studies of timber and EPMA analysis of brass artefacts collected from steam engine shipwreck of Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep, India
(Current Science Association, 2013)From the early historical period onwards selection of timber became important for construction boats. The analysis of timber collected from shipwreck and wooden stock of iron anchor off Goa has been proven that Indian teak ... -
Exploration for shipwrecks off Sunchi Reef, Goa, west coast of India
(Taylor and Francis, 2001)Archival records show that a number of ships have sunk in the waters off Goa, on the west coast of India, as a result of foul weather, warfare and human error. Explorations were carried out in 1997-99 to locate shipwrecks ... -
Exploration of Basel Mission Company shipwreck remains at St George's Reef off Goa, west coast of India: Impact of the Basel Mission Co. on society and culture
(Blackwell Publishing, 2003)A systematic exploration of shipwrecks has been carried out in Goa waters since 1997. Exploration off St George's Reef has brought to light the remains of a shipwreck at a depth of 15 m, containing various types of terracotta ... -
Exploration of Portuguese shipwreck in Goa waters of India: With special reference to Sunchi reef
(Ulu Burun Publishing, 2004)India had overseas trade contacts from the 4th-3rd Millennium BC. The history of Portuguese shipwrecks in Goa waters began with the arrival of Vasco da Gama at Kapukad (Kappat) a few kilometers north of Calicut (Kozhikode) ... -
Exploration of steam engine wrecks off Minicoy Island, Laksadsweep, India
(Academic Press, 1998)The Minicoy Atoll is crescent-shaped with a long, narrow strip extending northwards. The lagoon is, as in all the Lakshadweep Islands, towards the west, having a depth of more than 12 m. The shelf on the eastern side is ... -
Exploration of the Portuguese shipwreck in Goa waters
(Instute for Research in Social Science Humanities, 2006)The history of Portuguese shipwrecks began in Goa water since the first quarter of the sixteenth century. The marine and other related documents state that between sixteenth and eighteenth centuries a number of ships has ... -
Lead ingots from a shipwreck off Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu, east coast of India: Evidence for overseas trade and their significance
(Blackwell Publishing, 2003)Various types of lead ingots have been reported from a number of shipwrecks from different parts of the world. In 1991 exploration of a wreck off Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu, east coast of India, at a depth of 19 m yielded a ... -
Marine archaeological explorations off Goa, India
(International Maritime Economic History Association, 2002)The Marine archaeology centre of the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa, India has undertaken marine archaeological explorations in Goa waters to locate shipwrecks and port installations in coastal areas, and ... -
Marine archaeological investigations along the Saurashtra coast, west coast of India
(Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 2005)Utilization of the ocean resources on the Saurashtra coast is dating back to the Harappan period (3rd millennium BC) and evidences on the same have been recorded from various archaeological sites such as Lothal, Padri, ... -
Maritime archaeology of Lakshadweep Islands, India
(Indian Archaeological Society, 2012)Lakshadweep Islands lie on the sea route between South Asia, Far East and African countries Boats and ships used the islands of Lakshadweep as a stopover to take on fresh water The Islands of Lakshadweep played a significant ... -
Preliminary observations on an 18th-century wreck at Poompuhar (east coast of India)
(Academic Press, 1997)The preliminary results of detailed geophysical surveys and diving operations at the Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu (India) wreck site are presented and discussed. The exploration was undertaken in two phases. The first phase ... -
Shipwreck archaeology of the Lakshadweep Islands, west coast of India
(Blackwell, 2001)Archaeological investigations in the Lakshadweep Islands have brought to light the presence of a large number of shipwrecks and the archival records have the details of some of these wrecks. Northern islands and reefs of ... -
Stone sculptures of goddesses on the boats from Goa, west coast of India
(The Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology, 2007)Goa situated on the central west coast of India, has served as an overseas trading post since the early historic times. An onshore exploration along the river Mhadei in the north Goa on the west coast of India yielded 13 ... -
Undersea archeology
(Anna University, India, 1990)Recent undersea archaeological studies carried out along the Indian Coasts are described. The major discovery elaborated is the submerged city of Dwaraka, a famous city of Mahabharata age. The author also expresses an ... -
Underwater explorations of a Sangam period (300 BC-AD 400) port town at Poompuhar, east coast of India
(Aryan Books, 2005)Poompuhar, a celebrated port town of Sangam period (300 BC to 400 AD) was the capital of famous Chola dynasty during early centuries of Christian Era. Onshore explorations brought to light a few brick structures and ...