Scientific methods in underwater archaeology : proceedings of a European seminar held at the zoological field station of Tvärminne, Finland, Oct. 15-18, 1992 /
editor, Irmeli Vuorela.
- [Strasbourg] : Rixensart : Council of Europe, Division of Scientific Cooperation ; PACT Belgium, 1995.
- 194 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
- PACT, 47 0257-8727 ; .
- PACT (European Study Group on Physical, Chemical, and Mathematical Techniques Applied to Archaeology) 47. .
"The present collection of papers is based on the contributions given during the European PACT Workshop on Submarine archaeology and sciences, held Oct. 15-18, 1992 in Tvärminne, Finland"--Preface. Cover dated 1994.
Includes bibliographical references.
Marine archaeology on the eve of the 21st century / The main problems in the development of estonian undewater archaeology / Problems in underwater archaeology / Palynology of submerged archaeological sites along the bulgarian Black Sea coast / Diatoms and submarine archaeology / The Oskarshamn cog : a pilot investigation of the sedimient samples from the wreck / Botanical, parasitological and chemical analyses of organic material from the Gedesby ship : a medieval shipwreck from Falster, Denmark / Two examples on pollen analysis as a key to the history of a wreck / Use of acoustic methods in underwater archaeology / Underwater exploration with ground penetrating radar / C.O. Cederlund -- V. Mäss -- H. Alopaeus -- M. Filipova, E. Bozilova and S. Tonkov -- U. Miller -- L. Miller -- D. Robinson, B. Aaby, S. Wales and P. Nansen -- I. Vuorela -- A. Häkkinen -- L. Koponen and J. Grönhagen. The russian galley fleet : dating by means of historical sources, artefacts and dendro chronology / Radiocarbon dating of underwater archaeological material / Dating the boatwreck from Verkträsket / Dendrochronological dating of shipwrecks and boat remains in Finland / Shipwrecks investigated by the Military Museum of Finland / The wrecks originating from the Ruotsinsalmi naval battles of 1789-90 / Activity, degradation or natural sedimentation / The excavation history of the Mulan wreck / Investigations of the Viking Age Lapuri wreck / T. Jylhä -- T. Kankainen -- H. Vikström -- P. Zetterberg -- M. Melkko -- T. Mertanen -- J. Rönnby -- L. Sammallahti -- S. Tikkanen.