Shipwreck archaeology of the Lakshadweep Islands, west coast of India

dc.contributor.author	Tripati, S.
dc.contributor.author	Gudigar, P.
dc.date.accessioned	2009-01-07T10:51:07Z
dc.date.available	2009-01-07T10:51:07Z
dc.date.issued	2001
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, Vol.30; 37-47p.
dc.identifier.uri	http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1584
dc.description.abstract	Archaeological investigations in the Lakshadweep Islands have brought to light the presence of a large number of shipwrecks and the archival records have the details of some of these wrecks. Northern islands and reefs of Minicoy were the locations of shipwrecks prior to 1865, but the trend changed with the opening of the Suez Canal. Various organisations including the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India, have focused on Minicoy, Byramgore, Suheli Par, and Bangaram Island for detailed exploration of shipwrecks, and the findings suggest that due to submerged coral reefs, atolls, and other shallow hazards a large number of ships were wrecked in Lakshadweep waters
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Blackwell
dc.rights	Copyright [2001]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subject	archaeology
dc.subject	underwater exploration
dc.subject	ships
dc.subject	wrecks
dc.subject	ship losses
dc.title	Shipwreck archaeology of the Lakshadweep Islands, west coast of India
dc.type	Journal Article