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Exploration of steam engine wrecks off Minicoy Island, Laksadsweep, India
(Academic Press, 1998)
The Minicoy Atoll is crescent-shaped with a long, narrow strip extending northwards. The lagoon is, as in all the Lakshadweep Islands, towards the west, having a depth of more than 12 m. The shelf on the eastern side is ...
Ancient technology of jetties and anchoring points along the west coast of India
(Indian Academy of Science, 2007)
The Indian coast, with a long history of maritime activities, has been dotted with several ancient ports. The evidence for this exists in port-related structures on the shore and in relics lying in the sea adjacent. Marine ...
Maritime archaeology of Lakshadweep Islands, India
(Indian Archaeological Society, 2012)
Lakshadweep Islands lie on the sea route between South Asia, Far East and African countries Boats and ships used the islands of Lakshadweep as a stopover to take on fresh water The Islands of Lakshadweep played a significant ...
New evidence on the maritime activity at Dabhol on the Maharashtra coast
(The Indian Archaeological Society, 2007)
Dabhol (Maharashtra, India) has been described as a maritime trade centre in the medieval period texts of the several Arabic and European travellers. The town is situated at the confluence of the river Vashishthi and the ...
Archaeological sites along the Gujarat coast: Proxies to decipher the past shoreline
(Darshak Itihas Nidhi, 2011)
During the late Holocene, coastal configuration has undergone continuous changes due to various reasons like sea level fluctuations and shoreline shift. Several reasons are attributed like global warming causing polar ice ...
Ancient shorelines of Gujarat, India, during the Indus civilization (Late Mid-Holocene): A study based on archaeological evidences
(Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, 1999)
Changes in the shoreline at any point could be due to various reasons such as tectonic disturbance or shift in sedimentological regime causing erosion or deposition. Many scientific investigations, focussing on the ...
A group of 20 stone anchors from the waters of Dwarka, on the Gujarat Coast, India
(Blackwell, 2001)
A large number of stone anchors were discovered in a water depth of 10-14 m off Dwarka during the 1998-99 season. The seabed near the anchors consists of a ledge with an average height of 1 m. Several anchors were found ...
Some new thoughts on the discovery of ancient Dwarka: A study based on recent marine archaeological exploration off Dwarka, West Coast of India
(Aryan Books, 2005)
Archaeological explorations in and around Dwarka have been carried out since 1963. The underwater exploration in Dwarka waters commenced in 1983 to locate submerged habitation, if any. Offshore explorations during last ...

