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Underwater Cultural Heritage of Akanthou – 2019

Maritime Archaeology Cyprus

Underwater cultural heritage of Akanthou, Cyprus – 2019 Mehmetcan Soyluoglu Project Summary Thanks to its unique position in the eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus was an important landmark and stop-‐over point for ancient mariners. Recent maritime archaeological research, especially from the southern and western regions of Cyprus, have demonstrated the unique position of the island (Leidwanger, 2013; […]

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Maa: Palaeokastro – 2018

Neutron Activation Analysis of Aegean-Style IIIC Pottery at Maa: Palaeokastro – 2018 Penelope A Mountjoy  The fortified settlement of Maa: Palaeokastro is situated on the west coast of Cyprus on a long promontory with a sheltered bay each side of it to the north and to the south offering protected harbours. Coastal plains extend 3-5

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DNA from the Wine-Dark Sea – 2017

DNA from the Wine-Dark Sea – 2017 Lisa Briggs ‘DNA from the Wine-Dark Sea’ sought to assess whether DNA analysis can be effectively used to identify past vessel contents in amphorae and other ceramic vessels recovered from ancient shipwrecks. Prior studies (Hansson and Foley 2008; Foley et al 2012) had claimed that by both destructive

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Accurately Surveying the Anchorage at Maroni-Tsaroukkas – 2017

Accurately Surveying the Anchorage at Maroni-Tsaroukkas, Cyprus – 2017 Dr Carrie Fulton Just off the south-central coast of Maroni-Tsaroukkas, Cyprus, is an anchorage with stone anchors, stone blocks, and ceramics that dates to the Late Bronze Age (LBA: approximately 1700-1100 BCE). While the anchorage was surveyed in the 1990s (Manning et al, 2002) spatial resolution

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Nailing it Down: Completing the study of the metal fastenings of the Kyrenia Ship – 2017

Nailing it Down: Completing the study of the metal fastenings of the Kyrenia Ship – 2017 Wendy Van Duivenvoorde The early 3rd-century B.C. shipwreck at Kyrenia, Cyprus, was excavated in its entirety in 1968–1969 and provided the remains of a well-preserved Mediterranean merchant ship and its cargo. The ship sank in the first decade of

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Repair, Maintenance and Commissioning of the Replica Ship Kerynia-Liberty – 2017

Repair, Maintenance and Commissioning of the Replica Ship Kerynia-Liberty – 2017 Glafkos Cariolou and Maria Michael In the first, seven-month phase of the project of the repair, maintenance and re-commissioning of the KERYNIA – LIBERTY (K-L), several objectives were highlighted. The results will be presented in the following report. 1. Preservation, Repair and Maintenance: In

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AUAV coastal site survey – 2016

Surveying coastal submerged archaeological sites using UAVs and drones – 2016 Dimitrios Skarlatos This project aimed to develop new means for archaeological coastal mapping and detection, using technologies that are recently becoming affordable, such as Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (AUAV or drones). Image Based Methods (IBM) such as Structure from Motion (SfM) and Multi View

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