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Maritime heritage in and around Chilika lake, Orissa: Geological evidences for its decline
(Indian Academy of Sciences, 2005)
Chilika (also spelt Chilka) lake is the largest brackish water body in India. Archaeological explorations and excavations around the Chilika lake region have brought to light the habitational remains of the Neolithic-Chalcolithic ...
Recent marine archaeological investigations along the Saurashtra coast, west coast of India
(Society for Marine Archaeology, NIO, 2006)
Recent marine archaeological explorations have brought to light data on the existence of ancient ports at Miyani and Kindari Creek (Mul Dwarka) on the Saurashtra coast. A large number and varieties of stone anchors have ...
Exploration of a Portuguese shipwreck in Goa waters, western coast of India
(The Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology, 2006)
Maritime archaeological explorations have been initiated in Goa waters since 1997 for locating port installations and shipwrecks both in coastal waters and riverbanks.
Exploration off Sunchi reef in 3 to 6 m water depth ...
Investigations at Antroli: A late Harappan site and maritime archaeological exploration on the coast of Navibandar, Saurashtra, Gujarat
(Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, 2012)
In an effort to thoroughly document archaeological sites along the Saurashtra Coast (before they vanish due to rapid developmental activities), a protohistoric site located at Antroli near Madhopur was chosen to assess the ...
Lead ingots from a shipwreck off Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu, east coast of India: Evidence for overseas trade and their significance
(Blackwell Publishing, 2003)
Various types of lead ingots have been reported from a number of shipwrecks from different parts of the world. In 1991 exploration of a wreck off Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu, east coast of India, at a depth of 19 m yielded a ...
Possible Location of Gaspar Dias Fort in Relation to the Present River Bank
(Agam Kala Prakashan, New Delhi, 2015)
Historical records reveal the existence of a military fort within the Mandovi estuary. The structure was built in 1598 opposite the Reis Magos fort, extended in the adjoining area of the present traffic circle of Miramar, ...
Chemical composition and provenance of Chinese porcelain shards recovered from Old Goa, west coast of India
(Elsevier, 2017)
During recent archaeological explorations at Old Goa, west coast of India, twenty three Chinese porcelain shards of the Ming (Middle to late 16th century), Qing (17th century) and late Qing period (late 17th century) have ...
'Saurashtra stone anchors' (Ring-stones) from Dwarka and Somnath, west coast of India
(Indian Archaeological Society, 2002)
Last two decades of marine archaeological research along the Indian coast has brought to light a large number of stone anchors of different types and sizes, indicating that the Indian coast has witnessed brisk maritime ...
Stone anchors of India: Findings, classification and significance.
(APCONF 2014 Organizing Committee, 2014)
Various types of stone anchors have been observed during inshore and offshore explorations along the east and west coasts of India. The earliest stone anchors of India have been recorded from the Harappan sites (3rd ...
Remains of the ancient ports and anchorage points at Miyani and Visawada, on the west coast of India: A study based on underwater investigations
(The Society for Nautical Research, 2007)
The recent underwater explorations on the Saurashtra coast, Gujarat, India between Miyani on the west and Porbandar on the east yielded the existence two ports at Visawada and Miyani. Both sites are situated along the ...