WordNet
n. the archeology of underwater sites [syn: marine archeology, underwater archeology, underwater archaeology]
Usage examples of "marine archaeology".
His persuasive pleas to Congress for funding, supported by twenty top universities with schools in the marine sciences and a host of large corporations investing in underwater projects, had enabled NUMA to take, great strides in deep sea geology and mining, marine archaeology, biological studies of sea life, and studies of the effects of oceans on the earth's climate.
In December of 1977, I read in one of the books written by Peter Throckmorton, dean of American marine archaeology, that a gentleman in England, Sidney Wignall, was following up leads to John Paul Jones's famous Revolutionary War ship, the Bonhomme Richard, which sank after an epic battle off Flamborough Head in the North Sea.
I was called a glory-hunting charlatan, a con man, a scavenger, and a Benedict Arnold for betraying the noble profession of marine archaeology.
One of the world's leading experts in classical marine archaeology.
Instead, he studied marine archaeology, eventually gaining a doctorate with his thesis on ancient underwater cities.
Gamay had received a degree in marine archaeology before chang- ing her field of interest and enrolling at Scripps, where she'd attained a doctorate in marine biology, and in the process met and married Paul.