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Underwater investigations off Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
(Indian Academy of Sciences, 2004)
Mahabalipuram, the famous centre of Pallava art and architecture, is situated on the coast of Tamil Nadu, India. The local traditions and the foreign accounts vividly refer to the submergence of six temples out of seven ...
New evidence on the maritime activity at Dabhol on the Maharashtra coast
(The Indian Archaeological Society, 2007)
Dabhol (Maharashtra, India) has been described as a maritime trade centre in the medieval period texts of the several Arabic and European travellers. The town is situated at the confluence of the river Vashishthi and the ...
Maritime heritage in and around Chilika lake, Orissa: Geological evidences for its decline
(Indian Academy of Sciences, 2005)
Chilika (also spelt Chilka) lake is the largest brackish water body in India. Archaeological explorations and excavations around the Chilika lake region have brought to light the habitational remains of the Neolithic-Chalcolithic ...
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 ...
Maritime archaeological explorations of Goa: Findings and interpretations
(Society for Marine Archaeology, NIO, 2006)
Maritime archaeological explorations have been initiated in Goa waters for locating shipwrecks and port installations in coastal waters and riverbanks. Explorations have been carried out in Sunchi Reef, St George's Reef, ...
Sunken ships and a long-lost port
(Goa Publications, 2008)
Considering that our region’s long seafaring history goes back 2,000 years and more, with a brisk trade being carried on with Arabia, Africa, Rome, West Asia, and later with Portugal, it is safe to assume that hundreds of ...
Marine archaeological research in India
(Manohar Publishers and Distributers; New Delhi (India), 2002)
Marine archaeology is otherwise known as maritime, nautical or underwater archaeology. These terms include all aspects of marine archaeology in which water plays a dominant role. It deals with the study of past seafaring ...
Radiocarbon dates of the medieval period stone anchors from Dabhol, west coast of India
(Current Science Association, 2009)
Dabhol was an important medieval-period port town on the Maharashtra coast. An archaeological exploration at Dabhol has revealed four stone anchors with remains of wood in fluke hole. These anchors were retrieved from ...
Submerged Pagodas of Mahabalipuram - Study based on underwater investigations
(Society for Marine Archaeology, NIO, 2006)
Mahabalipuram, the famous centre of Pallava art and architecture is situated on the east coast of India. The local traditions and the foreign accounts are vividly referring the submergence of six temples out of seven pagodas ...
Archaeological sites as indicators of ancient shorelines
(Society for Marine Archaeology, NIO, 2006)
During the late Holocene, coastal configuration has undergone continuous changes due to various reasons like sea level fluctuations and shoreline shift. Several reasons are attributed like global warming causing polar ice ...