Foreword by George F. Bass.
Excavated in the 1960s under the direction of George F. Bass and Frederick van Doorninck, the seventh century Yassıada shipwreck oft the coast of Turkey marked a milestone in the development of underwater mapping and documentation methods, many of which are still in use today. Yassıada was the first shipwreck with significant hull remains to be fully excavated, and subsequent study and analysis of the ship have helped to illuminate one of the most complex and little-understood periods in ancient history.
In 2007, a symposium was held at Texas A&M University to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Texas A&M University Press’s publication of the first volume of the Yassıada excavation report. Seventeen papers from that symposium, representing the work of scholars from six different countries, were selected for this publication. These studies broadly illustrate such varied topics as ships and seafaring life, maritime trade, naval texts, commercial cargoes, and recent developments in the analysis of the Yassiada ship itself. They explore novel interpretations of old material, new methods of interrogating historical sources, and new theories about our understanding of trade, economy, technology, and cultural diversity in the waning Roman Empire. The relevance and legacy of the excavation and publication of the Yassiada shipwreck is clear not only in the attention that it continues to receive, but also in the generations of scholars whose work has been shaped or influenced by this well-known excavation.
Author(s): Deborah N. Carlson, Justin Leidwanger, Sarah M. Kampbell (eds.)
Series: Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Series
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: XX+248
City: College Station
Foreword / George F. Bass xi
Introduction xv
Abbreviations xix
Part I. The Material Culture of Maritime Economies
1. Amphora Standardization and Economic Activity / Elizabeth S. Greene and Mark L. Lawall 3
2. The Restudy of the LR2 Amphoras from the Seventh-Century Yassıada Shipwreck: Preliminary Evidence for Standardization / Peter G. van Alfen 17
3. The Metrology of the Piriform Amphoras from the Eleventh-Century Byzantine Ship at Serçe Limanı: New Designs but an Old System / Frederick H. van Doorninck Jr. 35
4. Plant Remains from the Old Wine Jars on the Byzantine Ship at Yassıada / Cheryl A. Ward 55
5. The Contribution of the Yassıada Shipwreck Excavation to the Knowledge of Life Aboard Ancient Ships / Carlo Beltrame 63
Part II. Roman, Byzantine, and Medieval Ships and Harbors
6. The Madrague de Giens Project in the Wake of the Excavation of the Byzantine Shipwreck at Yassıada / Patrice Pomey 73
7. From the Excavation of the Yassıada Wreck, Turkey (1961–1964), to the Excavation of the Port Berteau II Wreck, France (1992–1997) / Eric Rieth 82
8. Reconstructing the Pantano Longarini Ship / Sarah M. Kampbell 91
9. The Shipwrecks at Yenikapı: Recent Research in Byzantine Shipbuilding / Cemal Pulak, Rebecca Ingram, and Michael Jones 102
10. The Thirteenth-Century Genoese Pamphilus: Similar to the Yassıada Vessel? / Furio Ciciliot (Translated by Lilia Campana) 116
Part III. Maritime Contacts in the Roman, Byzantine, and Medieval Mediterranean
11. The Levanzo I Wreck and the Transfer of Technology by Sea in the Late Roman Mediterranean / Jeffrey G. Royal 127
12. The Late Antique Coastal Settlement of Aperlae on the Lycian Coast / Robert L. Hohlfelder 146
13. Early Byzantine Cyprus: A View from the Sea / Justin Leidwanger 157
14. Underwater Archaeology and History: The Case of Serçe Limanı / Vasilios Christides 167
15. A Medieval Mediterranean Maritime Revolution: Crusading by Sea ca. 1096–1204 / John H. Pryor 174
16. Wrecks and Texts: A Judeo-Arabic Case Study / Roxani Margariti 189
Part IV. Final Thoughts
17. The Seventh-Century Byzantine Ship at Yassıada and Her Final Voyage: Present Thoughts / Frederick H. van Doorninck Jr. 205
Bibliography 217
Contributors 241
Index 243
