Notice catalographique « Scientific methods in underwater archaeology : proceedings of a European seminar held at the Zoological Field Station of Tvarminne, Finland »

• Vuorela, Irmeli
• Council of Europe

Contents:

1. C.O. CEDERLUND
Marine Archaeology on the Eve of the 2Ist Century 11

2. V. MASS
The Main Problems in the Development of Estonian Underwater Archaeology 29

3. H. ALOPAEUS
Problems in Underwater Archaeology 35

PALAEOECOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION

1. M. FILIPOVA, E. BOZILOVA and S. TONKOV
Palynology of submerged Archaeological Sites along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast 43

2. U. MILLER
Diatoms and Submarine Archaeology. Siliceous Microfossil Analysis as a Key to the Environment of Ship Wrecks, Harbour Basins and Sailing Routes 53

3. L. MILLER
The Oskarshamn Cog - A Pilot Investigation of the
Sediment Samples from the Wreck 59

4. D. ROBINSON, B. AABY, S. WALES and P. NANSEN
Botanical, Parasitological and Chemical Analyses of Organic Material from the Gedesby Ship-a Medieval Shipwreck from Falster, Denmark 75

5. I. VUORELA
Two Examples on Pollen Analysis as a Key to the
a History of a Wreck 91

GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS

1. A. HAKKINEN
Use of Acoustic Methods in Underwater Archaeology 97

2. L. KOPONEN and J. GRONHAGEN
Underwater Exploration with Ground Penetrating Radar 103

DATING OF SUBMARINE MATERIAL

1. T. JYLHA
The Russian Galley Fleet. Dating by Means of Historical Sources, Artefacts and Dendrochronology 113

2. T. KANKAINEN
Radiocarbon Dating of Underwater Archaeological Material 117

3. H. VIKSTROMDating the Boatwreck from Verktrasket 123

4. P. ZETTERBERG
Dendrochronological Dating of Shipwrecks and Boat Remains in Finland 129

CASE STUDIES OF INVESTIGATED WRECKS

1. M. MELKKO
Shipwrecks Investigated by the Military Museum
of Finland 143

2. T. MERTANEN
The Wrecks Originating from the Ruotsinsalmi Naval Battles of 1789-90 149

3. J. RONNBY
Activity, Degradation or Natural Sedimentation ? Some
General Remarks about Underwater archaeological Stratigraphy Exemplified by Results from the Investigation of the Lake Building Bulverket, Gotland, Sweden 155

4. L. SAMMALLAHTI
The Excavation History of the Mulan Wreck 167

5. TIKKANEN
Investigations of the Viking Age Lapuri Wreck 185

• Underwater archaeology
• Shipwrecks
• Naufrages
• Archéologie sous-marine