The book discusses various aspects of the technical support of underwater archaeological research in marine and freshwater areas. This book considers the relevance, specificity, and artifacts of underwater archaeological research, stating the factors of flooding of archaeological artifacts. The authors describe the basic equipment for underwater work, as well as the equipment for remote study of the bottom and underwater archaeological research. This book presents the usage of instrumentation in underwater archaeology. Case studies included in this book correspond to the flooded ancient Greek cities of Fanagoria and Patraeus in the Taman Bay of the Black Sea, flooded Neolithic settlements on Lake Sennitsa in the Pskov region of Russia, sunken ships in the north of the Black Sea and sunken liner Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean.

The book is intended for students, graduate students and archaeologists who are interested in the specifics of underwater archaeological research and are planning to conduct it.

Provides a comprehensive overview to underwater archaeology Describes a practical approach for underwater archaeological research Illustrated ancient greek cities of Phanagoria, Petris in the Taman Bay, Neolithic settlements on Lake Sennitsa

Autorentext
Anatoly Schreider Graduated from the Faculty of Geology of Moscow State University in 1966. Chief Researcher of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Geology and Mineralogy, Professor. The area of scientific interests is geophysics, tectonics and geodynamics of the ocean floor, as well as the magnetic field of bottom oceanic rocks. He is a leading expert in the field of the chronological scale of linear ocean magnetic anomalies. Author and co-author of more than 200 scientific publications, including 14 collective monographs. Mikhail Klyuev Graduated from the Faculty of General and Applied Physics of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1986. Senior Researcher of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics Sciences. The area of scientific interests is the development of seismic-acoustic methods, geophysical models, interpretations and equipment for studying the structure and objects of the seabed. Applied research in marine geology, hydro-acoustics and underwater archeology. Author and co-author of more than 100 scientific publications, including 2 collective monographs. Alexandra Sazhneva Graduated from the Faculty of Radio Engineering Systems of the Moscow Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation in 1995. Senior Researcher at the Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Technical Sciences. Area of scientific interests - paleo-geodynamics, analysis of linear magnetic anomalies of the seabed and development of kinematic models of its development. Author and co-author of about 100 scientific publications. Andrey Brekhovskikh Graduated from the Faculty of Geography of Moscow State University in 1975. Researcher of the Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. The area of scientific interests is mathematical modeling of the hydrophysical processes of the World Ocean, modern methods of data analysis and processing, mapping of the surface and structures of the seabed. Author and co-author of more than 70 scientific publications.

Inhalt
Introduction. Specificity and relevance.- Factors of flooding of archaeological artifacts.- Basic equipment for underwater archaeological research.- Special and auxiliary equipment for underwater archaeological research.- Technical aspects of underwater archaeological research in ancient Fanagoria.- Technical aspects of underwater archaeological research in ancient Patraeys.- Technical aspects of underwater archaeological research of neolithic settlements on Lake Sennitsa.- Technical aspects of studies of sunken ships in the Black Sea.- Technical means of studying the liner Titanic.- Conclusion.