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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 ...
Recent marine archaeological investigations along the Saurashtra coast, west coast of India
(Society for Marine Archaeology, NIO, 2006)
Recent marine archaeological explorations have brought to light data on the existence of ancient ports at Miyani and Kindari Creek (Mul Dwarka) on the Saurashtra coast. A large number and varieties of stone anchors have ...
Exploration of a Portuguese shipwreck in Goa waters, western coast of India
(The Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology, 2006)
Maritime archaeological explorations have been initiated in Goa waters since 1997 for locating port installations and shipwrecks both in coastal waters and riverbanks.
Exploration off Sunchi reef in 3 to 6 m water depth ...
'Saurashtra stone anchors' (Ring-stones) from Dwarka and Somnath, west coast of India
(Indian Archaeological Society, 2002)
Last two decades of marine archaeological research along the Indian coast has brought to light a large number of stone anchors of different types and sizes, indicating that the Indian coast has witnessed brisk maritime ...
Remains of the ancient ports and anchorage points at Miyani and Visawada, on the west coast of India: A study based on underwater investigations
(The Society for Nautical Research, 2007)
The recent underwater explorations on the Saurashtra coast, Gujarat, India between Miyani on the west and Porbandar on the east yielded the existence two ports at Visawada and Miyani. Both sites are situated along the ...
Archaeological remains of the ancient harbours along the west coast of India: A legacy of our maritime heritage
(National Institute of Oceanography, India, 2004)
The maritime activity has played a vital role in the emergence of well-developed civilizations around the world during mid-Holocene period. Cultural interaction, exchanges of technology, trade and commerce led the human ...
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 ...
Exploration and excavation of shipwrecks in Goa waters - Preliminary results
(Geological Survey of India, 2001)
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 ...