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Shipwrecks in the off shore waters of the Indian peninsula-a review
(2019)
Marine archaeological investigations in the Indian waters have made steady progress during the last four decades, spearheaded by the marine archaeology centre of the CSIR-NIO, Dona Paula, Goa. Wooden and steel hulled ...
Stone anchors from Mombasa, Kenya: Evidence of maritime contacts with Indian Ocean countries
(Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology, 2015)
For 2000 years or more, the East African Coast has had contacts with other parts of the world and that was possible because an understanding of the monsoon winds and current patterns of the region encouraged the interchange ...
Exploration for shipwrecks off Sunchi Reef, Goa, west coast of India
(Taylor and Francis, 2001)
Archival records show that a number of ships have sunk in the waters off Goa, on the west coast of India, as a result of foul weather, warfare and human error. Explorations were carried out in 1997-99 to locate shipwrecks ...
Traditional boat-building and navigational techniques of southern Orissa
(Royal Asiatic Society, Sri Lanka, 1997)
The Ganjam district of southen Orissa is known for its ports (since early historical period to recent times) such as Ganjam, Gopalpur, Palur and Sunapur. Archaeological findings corroborate literary references to its ...
Some important shipwrecks on Konkan Coast
(Society for Marine Archaeology, India, 1995)
A study of the sewn-plank boats of Goa, India
(Blackwell, 2012)
The study of traditional boats has enhanced our knowledge of the maritime past. Traditional boats are both river- and sea-worthy. They have been used in rivers for transporting cargo to inland ports from ships anchored at ...
Exploration of the Portuguese shipwreck in Goa waters
(Instute for Research in Social Science Humanities, 2006)
The history of Portuguese shipwrecks began in Goa water since the first quarter of the sixteenth century. The marine and other related documents state that between sixteenth and eighteenth centuries a number of ships has ...
Marine archaeological explorations on the southwestern coast of Saurashtra, India
(CRTHAP, 2006)
Marine archaeological investigations brought to light a large number of antiquities suggesting active maritime practices along the Saurashtra coast, Gujarat, India dating back to the Indus Valley Civilization. Recent ...
Archaeological Explorations of Kalingapatnam, Dantapur and Salihundam on the East Coast of India
(The Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies (ISPQS), 2019)
There are several coastal sites along the east and west coast of India from the Harappan period onwards which served as port and trade centres. Among ancient ports along the east coast of India, Kalingapatnam, Dantapur, ...
Megaliths off the coast of Tranquebar
(Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, 1993)
During marine archaeological explorations cairn circles were noticed around Tranquebar region off Tamil Nadu.The diving operation yielded that small boulders have arranged in circular fashion and these are covered with ...