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Research, protection and evaluation of Sicilian and Mediterranean marine cultural heritage

Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage, 2009
Underwater archaeology in the Mediterranean should be based on a comprehensive, deep knowledge of a wide context of cultural environment. It is impossible to carry out an in-depth study of a specific wreck or site without having an overall cultural as ...
Sebastiano Tusa
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Scanning Parametric Sediment Echosounder as Tool for Underwater Archaeological Prospection

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Underwater cultural heritage 3D prospection techniques, especially for remains that are partly buried in the ground, are only very rarely available and often can only be applied with considerable technical effort. To overcome this limitation, we evaluate a methodological adaption of widely used and available single channel parametric sediment ...
Dennis Wilken, Philipp Held, Jacob Geersen, Marcel Bradtmöller, Peter Feldens, Jens Schneider v. Deimling   +5 more
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Deepening the understanding of wreck ecology: a comparative study of marine sediment microbiomes across 10 Maltese wreck sites

Frontiers in Marine Science
The anthropogenic influences of historical shipwrecks on the marine environment remain largely uncharacterized, particularly for wrecks located at depths of ~50 meters and lost over 80 years ago.
Emma Bolton, Nadine Greenhalgh, Emily Kunselman, Jasmine Mifsud, Neem Patel, Maja Pace Sausmekat, Phoebe Oldach, Timmy Gambin   +7 more
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Opaque ancient K2O–PbO–SiO2 glass of the Southern Song Dynasty with fluorite dendrites and its fabrication

Heritage Science, 2019
Here we first report a piece of K2O–PbO–SiO2 ancient glass opacified by fluorite dendrites with archaeological background. This piece of glass was excavated from Nanhai I shipwreck, a merchant ship once heading for Southeast Asia, but sinking near ...
Yihang Zhou, Yuewen Jin, Kai Wang, Jian Sun, Yong Cui, Dongbo Hu   +5 more
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Technology Transfer to Underwater Archaeology: The LAHKE Project at the Submerged Neolithic Site of La Marmotta

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This document is a report on the field application of non‐invasive geophysical and robotic prospecting methods at the submerged Neolithic site of La Marmotta (Lake Bracciano, Italy), within the LAHKE (LAke Heritage Knowledge and Exploration) project; the study focuses on the practical validation, adaptation and transfer of existing ...
dell' Erba Ramiro, Cupertino Giacomo, Cipollini Angelo, Luciano Blasi, Quattrucci Luca   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Underwater Cultural Heritage and Armed Conflict: An Analysis under the 1954 Hague Convention

Santander Art & Culture Law Review
This article explores the protection of underwater cultural heritage under the umbrella of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict as a guide ...
Elena Perez-Alvaro
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When Time Is of the Essence—Recording an Underwater Excavation at 110 m

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023
Underwater archaeological excavations present unique challenges, particularly when conducted at significant depths where divers face limited time on the archaeological site.
Timmy Gambin, Maja Sausmekat, John Wood, Kari Hyttinen   +3 more
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When Nature Counts: Corporate Biodiversity Attention and Access to Bank Finance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether corporate attention to biodiversity influences firms' access to bank loans, an overlooked question in the emerging biodiversity–finance literature. Using a novel, text‐based measure constructed from 446 biodiversity‐related keywords and applied to Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2000 to 2023, we show that ...
Ruxiao Li, Bo Zhang, Zhang‐Hangjian Chen, Hafiz Hoque   +3 more
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Development of NMP‐001, A Nitromethane‐Based Green Propellant

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper discusses the development of a model monopropellant that is aimed at exploring the applicability of nitromethane‐based propellants as an alternative to hydrazine. This approach addresses the challenges faced by HAN‐, ADN‐based propulsion by being more cost‐effective while providing similar performance figures.
Maxim Kurilov, Joshua Haase, Christoph U. Kirchberger, Stefan Schlechtirem   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Underwater Cultural Heritage with Museum Displays Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques Case study: Thonis - Heraklion [PDF]

Journal of Tourism, Hotels and Heritage
Egypt possesses a vast treasure of underwater archaeological sites—among the largest worldwide, particularly in Alexandria—making their protection and management essential.
Dina Beltagy
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