Iron and Steamship Archaeology
Success and Failure on the SS Xantho
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Engineering, Mechanical, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Archaeology, History
| Author: | Michael McCarthy | ISBN: | 9780306471902 |
| Publisher: | Springer US | Publication: | April 11, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Springer | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michael McCarthy |
| ISBN: | 9780306471902 |
| Publisher: | Springer US |
| Publication: | April 11, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Springer |
| Language: | English |
In the early 1980s the author was asked to investigate the newly discovered wreck of the Xantho, an iron screw steamship active off the Australian coast during the period 1848 to 1872, and to develop a strategy to stop the looting that was occurring at the site. This relatively straightforward assignment turned into a long-term research program for applying maritime archaeology to the conservation of iron-hulled wrecks.
In the early 1980s the author was asked to investigate the newly discovered wreck of the Xantho, an iron screw steamship active off the Australian coast during the period 1848 to 1872, and to develop a strategy to stop the looting that was occurring at the site. This relatively straightforward assignment turned into a long-term research program for applying maritime archaeology to the conservation of iron-hulled wrecks.
