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Stone anchors (composite type) from the Saurshtra coast, India: An indicator of ancient ports and sea routes
(The Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology, 2004)
Marine archaeological investigations on the Saurashtra coast specially at Dwarka, Bet Dwarka, Armada and Somnath brought to light a large number of stone anchors of various type which include composite, grapnel and ring-stone ...
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 ...
Some important shipwrecks on Konkan Coast
(Society for Marine Archaeology, India, 1995)
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 ...
Marine archaeological explorations on the southwestern coast of Saurashtra, India
(CRTHAP, 2006)
Marine archaeological investigations brought to light a large number of antiquities suggesting active maritime practices along the Saurashtra coast, Gujarat, India dating back to the Indus Valley Civilization. Recent ...
A submerged temple complex off Pindara, on the northwestern coast of Saurashtra
(Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, 2007)
Pindara has been an important religious centre since the early historical period as it has been recorded in several ancient texts. An onshore exploration on the northwestern coast of Saurashtra brought to light the remains ...
Ringstone anchors from Gujarat, west coast of India
(The Society for Nautical Research, 2002)
The Gujarat coast, India has played a vital role in the maritime activities of India from the beginning of the Indus civilization in the Indian subcontinent and has witnessed hectic maritime activity since then. Offshore ...
Stone anchors from Bet Dwarka Island, Gujarat, Coast, India: Significance to historical period maritime activities
(Australasian Institute of Maritime Archaeology, 2002)
Bet Dwarka Island is situated on the extreme west of Indian territory in Jamnagar district of Gujarat. Underwater, the most preserved remains of ancient maritime activity could be the stone anchors of different types, as ...
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, ...
Ancient anchorage systems in India with reference to the Gujarat coast
(Darshak Itihas Nidhi, 2011)
The Indian coast, with a long history of maritime activities, has been dotted with several ancient ports. The evidence for this exists in port-related structures on the shore and in relics lying in the sea adjacent. Marine ...