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UVSD: Software for Detection of Color Underwater Features [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Underwater Video Spot Detector (UVSD) is a software package designed to analyze underwater video for continuous spatial measurements (path traveled, distance to the bottom, roughness of the surface etc.) Laser beams of known geometry are often used in ...
Mamaenko, Anton   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Maltese ceramics and imperial foodways: an exploration of nineteenth-century red wares [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The archaeological study of recent periods in Malta is in its infancy. Despite the high potential for an historical archaeology of Malta contributing to broader issues such as an understanding of Mediterranean trade and colonialism, as well as the ...
Palmer, Russell
core   +1 more source

Michel Cassien (1937-2011). Biografia e studi [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Michel Cassien (Paris, 1937-2011) taught physics at Paris VI University, but he devoted much of his life to his passion for archaeology and so, between the 70s and the 80s of the last century, he led six underwater archaeological missions in ...
Savio, Ludovica, Zara, Arturo
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Under the Sea: China’s Quest for Maritime History

open access: yesJournal of Current Chinese Affairs
This article examines how the Chinese political and academic discourses have constructed a narrative of China as a peaceful maritime power and the role that underwater archaeology has played in narrating China's rise.
Frederik Schmitz
doaj   +1 more source

Providing the Third Dimension: High-resolution Multibeam Sonar as a Tool for Archaeological Investigations - An Example from the D-day Beaches of Normandy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
In general, marine archaeological investigations begin in the archives, using historic maps, coast surveys, and other materials, to define submerged areas suspected to contain potentially significant historical sites.
Calder, Brian R.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

High-resolution underwater robotic vision-based mapping and three-dimensional reconstruction for archaeology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Documenting underwater archaeological sites is an extremely challenging problem. Sites covering large areas are particularly daunting for traditional techniques.
Arun   +31 more
core   +1 more source

An Underwater SLAM System using Sonar, Visual, Inertial, and Depth Sensor

open access: yes, 2019
This paper presents a novel tightly-coupled keyframe-based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) system with loop-closing and relocalization capabilities targeted for the underwater domain.
Li, Alberto Quattrini   +2 more
core   +1 more source

New Ways of Thinking About Cultural Property: A Critical Appraisal of the Antiquities Trade Debates [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In debates over the trade in archaeological objects or antiquities, on one end are those who believe that everyone has a shared interest in and claim to the common heritage of humanity, and thus support a vibrant and legal trade in cultural materials. On
Bauer, Alexander A.
core   +3 more sources

The Law of the Sea and International Marine Archaeology: Abandoning Admiralty Law to Protect Historic Shipwrecks [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
This Comment assesses the marine archaeology provisions of UNCLOS III and argues that the principles embodied in U.S. abandoned shipwreck law may significantly contribute to cooperative efforts that determine the future of shipwrecks found in ...
Cottrell, Anne M.
core   +1 more source

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