Alexis Catsambis is Underwater Archaeologist, at Naval History & Heritage Command.Ben Ford is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.Donny L. Hamilton is Professor and Head of the Department of Anthropology at Texas A&M University.

• I. INTRODUCTION: The Development of Maritime Archaeology, George F. Bass ; II.THE PROCESS ; 1. Defining a Ship: Architecture, Function, and Human Space, Patrice Pomey ; 2. Wreck-Site Formation Processes, Colin Martin ; 3. Acoustic Remote Sensing in Maritime Archaeology, Rory Quinn ; 4. Archaeological Interpretation of Marine Magnetic Data, Robert Gearhart ; 5. Search and Documentation of Underwater Archaeological Sites, Michael C. Tuttle ; 6. Excavation Planning and Logistics: The HMS Swift Project, Chris Underwood ; 7. Ship Reconstruction, Documentation, and In-Situ Recording, Yaacov Kahanov ; 8. Ships on Land, James P. Delgado ; 9. Deep-Submergence Archaeology, Shelley Wachsmann ; 10. Recent Advances in Post-Excavation Documentation, Reconstruction and Experimental Maritime Archaeology, Morten Ravn, Vibeke Bischoff, Anton Englert and Soren Nielsen ; 11. Shipwreck Reconstruction Based on the Archaeological Record: Mediterranean Whole-Moulding and Kitten Wreck Case Study, Kroum N. Batchvarov ; 12. Historical Naval Architecture Practices as a Guide to Shipwreck Reconstruction: The La Belle Example, Taras Pevny ; 13. The Archaeological Role of Conservation in Maritime Archaeology, Donny L. Hamilton and C. Wayne Smith ; 14. Virtual Reconstruction of Maritime Sites and Artifacts, Donald H. Sanders ; 15. A Digital Library Perspective: The Synthesis and Storage of Maritime Archaeological Data to Assist in Ship Perspective, Carlos Monroy, Filipe Castro, and Richard Furuta ; III. SHIPS & SHIPWRECKS ; 16. Early Shipbuilding in the Eastern Mediterranean, Mark E. Polzer ; 17. The Maritime Archaeology of Greek and Roman Seafaring (450 BCE - 400 CE), Deborah N. Carlson ; 18. Mediterranean Ship Design in the Middle Ages, Eric Rieth ; 19. Medieval Ships and Seafaring, Susan Rose ; 20. Post-Medieval Ships and Seafaring in the West, Fred Hocker ; 21. Southern African Shipwreck Archaeology, Bruno E.J.S. Werz ; 22. The Red Sea, Lucy Blue ; 23. Maritime Archaeological Studies in India, Aniruddh S. Gaur and Kamlesh H. Vora ; 24. A Survey of East Asian Shipbuilding Traditions During the Era of Chinese Maritime Expansion, Randy Sasaki ; 25. Australian Maritime Archaeology, Mark Staniforth ; 26. Historic Period Ships of the Pacific Ocean, Hans K. Van Tilburg ; 27. The Archaeology of Steamships, Kevin Crisman ; 28. Caribbean Maritime Archaeology, Margaret Leshikar-Denton ; 29. Maritime Archaeology of the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Archaeology from the Age of Exploration to the Twilight of Sail, Amy Borgens ; 30. Shipwreck Archaeology in South America, Dolores Elkin ; 31. Underwater Archaeology of the World Wars, Robert S. Neyland ; IV. MARITIME CULTURE & LIFE ASHORE ; 32. The Maritime Cultural Landscape, Christer Westerdahl ; 33. Coastal Archaeology, Ben Ford ; 34. Submerged Prehistory in the North Sea, Antony Firth ; 35. Ancient Harbors in the Mediterranean, John P. Oleson and Robert L. Hohlfelder ; 36. Shipyard Archaeology, Jason D. Moser ; 37. Ship Abandonment, Nathan Richards ; 38. Maritime Communities and Traditions, Jesse Ransley ; V. BEYOND THE SITE ; 39. Maritime History and Maritime Archaeology, Francisco C. Domingues ; 40. Ethics, Underwater Cultural Heritage, and International Law, Thijs J. Maarleveld ; 41. Management of Maritime Cultural Resources: An American Perspective, Timothy Runyan ; 42. The Growth of Maritime Archaeology in Mexico: A Case Study, Pilar Luna Erreguerena ; 43. Aviation Archaeology, Peter Fix ; 44. Maritime Archaeology and Industry, Fredrik Soreide ; 45. Museums and Maritime Archaeology, Michael McCarthy ; 46. Maritime Archaeology, The Dive Community, and Heritage Tourism, Arthur B. Cohn and Joanne M. Dennis ; VI. CONCLUSION Future Directions, Paula Martin ; VII. GLOSSARY & APPENDIX Illustrated Glossary of Ship and Boat Terms, J. Richard Steffy ; APPENDIX: Scientific Analyses and Dating Techniques

a number of articles have very extensive bibliographies running six to ten pages, which make them a resource for students. ... this is a useful book ... and contributes to the scholarly literature on underwater archaeology.