{"title":"Nocturnal Seafaring: the Reduction of Visibility at Night and its Impact on Ancient Mediterranean Seafaring. A Study Based on 8–4th Centuries BC Evidence","authors":"Chiara Maria Mauro, Fabio Durastante","doi":"10.1007/s11457-023-09385-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11457-023-09385-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The practice of nocturnal navigation in the Mediterranean Sea could be inferred from both archaeological and written records. While there is sufficient proof that the ships and their crew were quite familiar with nighttime sailing, current scholarship has not satisfactorily investigated how the reduction of visibility could have affected the nautical practice. For this reason, the aim of this contribution is twofold: (1) to evaluate to what extent visibility was reduced at night, and (2) to understand what kind of strategies (if any) could be put in place to overcome the difficulties of a low level of visibility. Amongst the strategies, we will also assess the impact on visibility of fixed and portable lighting devices, such as torches and pierced amphoras, as documented by the archaeological and literary evidence.</p>","PeriodicalId":43114,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Archaeology","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139414003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Manuel J. Fumás Soldevilla, Pablo Cantuel González, Francesc Gràcia Lladó, John Kendall, Florian Huber Wilhelm, Antonio Jesús Talavera Montes, Miguel Ángel Perelló Estelrich, Pablo Fraile Fraile
{"title":"The Application of Photogrammetric and Topographic Techniques to Investigate Submerged Caves: A Case Study of Georeferenced Point Installation at the Font of Ses Aiguades Cave (Alcúdia, Mallorca)","authors":"Manuel J. Fumás Soldevilla, Pablo Cantuel González, Francesc Gràcia Lladó, John Kendall, Florian Huber Wilhelm, Antonio Jesús Talavera Montes, Miguel Ángel Perelló Estelrich, Pablo Fraile Fraile","doi":"10.1007/s11457-023-09382-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11457-023-09382-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In recent decades geoarchaeological techniques have increasingly been used to document archaeological remains in terrestrial and underwater sites. However, the archaeological record in submerged caves lacks systematic documentation techniques, due to difficulties of the environment and time limitations. These methodological constraints may result in incomplete documentation of an archaeological site and its artifacts. In the present work, we aim to combine geoarchaeological techniques, photogrammetry, topography, and manual surveying to geolocate archaeological remains dated to the Roman period of Mallorca (30 BCE [Before Common Era] and 70 Common Era (CE), in one of the most important submerged sites in Europe, the Font of Ses Aiguades cave in Alcúdia (Mallorca). An innovative methodological protocol based on non-intrusive surveying was applied to improve the historical, topographical, and archaeological knowledge of the cave. Here we propose a fast, rigorous, and economic documentation protocol for the generation of a georeferenced database of submerged archaeological remains. We also demonstrate the superior cost/benefit balance of generating a georeferenced photogrammetric three-dimensional model of a site versus manually calculating the geopositions of underwater archaeological artifacts. This study also corroborates the efficacy and accuracy of photogrammetry versus manual measurement.</p>","PeriodicalId":43114,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Archaeology","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138524365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Massimo Capulli: Archeologia in contesto subacqueo—Ambienti di ricerca e metodi","authors":"Filipe Castro","doi":"10.1007/s11457-023-09381-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11457-023-09381-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43114,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Archaeology","volume":"36 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135432644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
James P. Delgado, Michael L. Brennan, Robert A. Church, Daniel J. Warren
{"title":"Late Nineteenth-Century Bulk Trade and Barges: An Historical Overview and the Likely Context of Two Deep-Water Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico","authors":"James P. Delgado, Michael L. Brennan, Robert A. Church, Daniel J. Warren","doi":"10.1007/s11457-023-09369-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11457-023-09369-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43114,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Archaeology","volume":"30 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136104174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lynn Brenda Harris and Valerie Ann Johnson, Editors: Excavating the Histories of Slave-Trade and Pirate Ships: Property, Plunder and Loss","authors":"Charles Ewen","doi":"10.1007/s11457-023-09379-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11457-023-09379-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43114,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Archaeology","volume":"9 38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135395707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ninteenth-Century Shipwrecks and the Maritime Cultural Landscape of the Gulf of Mexico","authors":"James P. Delgado, Ben L. Ford, M. Brennan","doi":"10.1007/s11457-023-09375-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11457-023-09375-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43114,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Archaeology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41875210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Offshore Oil Exploration Industry and Archaeology in the Gulf of Mexico","authors":"Douglas Jones","doi":"10.1007/s11457-023-09376-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11457-023-09376-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43114,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Archaeology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46524819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Richard Guzmán-Martínez, D. Quintana-Saavedra, Carlos-Alberto Andrade-Amaya
{"title":"On the Survey of “La Escollera” and a Submerged Structure Related to Fort San Matías in the Bay of Cartagena de Indias","authors":"Richard Guzmán-Martínez, D. Quintana-Saavedra, Carlos-Alberto Andrade-Amaya","doi":"10.1007/s11457-023-09374-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11457-023-09374-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43114,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Archaeology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41406835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wreck 15563: An Early Nineteenth-Century Merchant Vessel in the Gulf of Mexico","authors":"James P. Delgado, M. Brennan","doi":"10.1007/s11457-023-09370-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11457-023-09370-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43114,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Archaeology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48477014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Delgado, N. Grinnan, M. Brennan, R. Church, D. Warren
{"title":"Author Correction: Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico in the Nineteenth Century: An Historical Overview and the Likely Context of Two Deep-Water Shipwrecks","authors":"J. Delgado, N. Grinnan, M. Brennan, R. Church, D. Warren","doi":"10.1007/s11457-023-09378-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11457-023-09378-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43114,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Maritime Archaeology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44201236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}