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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"shipwrecks"”.
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Surveying Underwater Shipwrecks with Probabilistic Roadmaps
… generating paths for AUVs to survey and map shipwrecks. Most AUVs include software to set a lawnmower path for a given region of ocean, and individualized paths can be set via specifying GPS encoded nodes for the AUV to pass through. This thesis presents an algorithm for generating an …
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Salvaging historic shipwrecks in South Africa
The mystique surrounding shipwrecks has intrigued man since the inception of sea travel itself. The wreck lies as a submerged time capsule, holding secrets of the past, patiently waiting to tell her stories, with rich rewards for archaeologists and salvors alike. Modern advances in underwater …
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How Historic Shipwrecks Influence Dispersal of Deep-Sea Microbiomes
<p>This thesis investigates how historic shipwrecks potentially shape dispersal of deep-sea microbiomes. Processes impacting dispersal of microbiomes around artificial structures in the ocean and how they connect to other deep-sea habitats is unknown. Dispersal processes are explained for some …
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MAPPING TRADE BY SHIPWRECKS: AN ANALYSIS OF AMPHORA ASSEMBLAGES FROM FOURNOI ARCHIPELAGO (AEGEAN)
… nineteen amphorae from fourteen different shipwrecks, documented in the Fournoi Archipelago of the east-central Aegean, dating to the Late Roman period (fourth to seventh centuries CE). Both the macroscopic observations and typological study of the raised amphorae indicate a variety of …
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The Effect of Historic Shipwrecks on Sediment Microbiomes in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
… structures on the seafloor, including historic shipwrecks, also resulted in a distinct core microbiome. To determine how historic shipwrecks impact sediment microbiomes under varying environmental conditions, the influence of these structures was examined through bacterial and archaeal 16S rRNA …
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METAL AND WOODEN SHIPWRECKS: UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEAVY METALS, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, AND MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES
… Bay is an estuarine area housing nearly 200 shipwrecks, most of which have been in the area for close to 100 years and could be leaching contaminants from residual fuel and ship materials. This study examines how the wrecks, environmental factors of the estuary, and the microbial community …
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Troubled waters : the battle over shipwrecks, treasure and history at the bottom of the sea
Though shipwrecks and treasure are deeply seductive to the public, the political, ethical, and scientific geography surrounding these sunken ships is not well publicized, except in cases involving large amounts of money. There is a battle for access rights to these objects with some claiming them …
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3D visualisation of historic and environmentally significant shipwrecks: the development of occlusion objects, Locoramps and digital cinematography
… hazardous or historically significant shipwrecks can be improved by adopting a number of new, aesthetically considered, methods. The thesis describes the development of occlusion objects, locoramps and the use of digital cinematography, as methods that the author proposes to improve the …
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An Evaluation of the Effects of Marine Oil-spills, Remediation Strategies, and Shipwrecks on Microbial Community Structure and Succession
… to oil-spills, remediation strategies, and shipwrecks, in a range of marine environments, but also highlights the importance of harnessing such knowledge and data to advance post-incident monitoring guidelines and models.
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Prayers from the wreck : shipwreck narratives and imagined spiritual communities in nineteenth-century Britain.
Shipwrecks in nineteenth-century literature have commonly been interpreted as metaphors for religious crisis or loss of faith. Yet by reading shipwreck as only a metaphor, I argue that we have lost a sense of the historical reality that shaped nineteenth century readers and writers' imaginative …
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Hushed heritage: a feasibility study of South African legislation applicable to underwater cultural heritage
… the present study focuses exclusively on shipwrecks. South Africa has an estimated 2 200 to 3 500 shipwrecks along its 3 000 km coastline. These wrecks represent a rich UCH resource of national and international significance. The purpose of this study was to determine the status quo of UCH …
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Who is entitled to a shipwreck located in international waters? A contest for the spoils between salvors, the original owners, legitimate heirs, state governments and the historic preservationists
This dissertation addresses the value of shipwrecks, the reasons why persons have an interest in shipwrecks, the nature of competing claims for the shipwrecks by different persons and how different national laws and international law, treaties and conventions attempts to resolve such competing …
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The protection of historical wrecks in South African waters
… legislation protects and preserves historical shipwrecks which lie within twenty-four nautical miles of the South African coast. In so doing, I shall analyse the provisions of the National Monuments Act ' and draft legislation compiled in 1988 dealing with historic wrecks and artifacts '. I …
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The Effect of Spill Contaminants on Marine Biofilms and Microbially-Induced Corrosion of Carbon Steel
<p>There are over 2,000 known historic shipwrecks located in the northern Gulf of Mexico which are ecological and cultural resources that support the diversity of life found in the deep-sea when they become artificial reefs. Spilled crude oil and chemical dispersant from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) …
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Balancing Acts : Public Access And Archaeology In The Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck District
… in the largest concentration of Civil War shipwrecks in the world. The interpretation of these wrecks for public outreach constitutes a valuable opportunity to educate members of the public using a material culture assemblage connected with the historical framework of the Wilmington …
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Artifacts of Exchange: A Multiscalar Approach to Maritime Archaeology at Elmina, Ghana
… lacking wider context and theoretical synthesis. Shipwrecks were investigated for their intrinsic value, an emphasis was given to spectacular objects, and the literature resulting from these excavations was primarily descriptive in nature. In my dissertation I argue that such deficiencies can be …
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The headless angel of chance
… ashore in bay where there had been no known shipwrecks, successive parties of men from the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) engaged in a series of epic missions to salvage the figurehead
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Shipwrecked Heritage and the 'Midas Touch' of Colonialism: Owning Hybrid Histories
… heritage, a case study, and two databases of shipwrecks with their associated material and ownership battles, the discussion will reveal the tension of owning colonial cargo, and the need for a solution that calls for co-owning hybridity.
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