This periodical
began in 1972 and is unrivalled. It aims to provide an exchange of information
on all aspects of research in a rapidly expanding field and has a worldwide
readership among scholars and students. Readers and contributors come
from many walks of life. Besides archaeologists, many professions are
represented among IJNA subscribers as well as the large band of part-time
enthusiasts on whom so much nautical archaeology depends.
Papers are published on both historic and prehistoric material.
Work reported ranges from exploratory surveys through excavation to studies
based on artefacts, iconographic and documentary sources. The development
of boats and ships (form, construction and performance), together with
ethnographic survivals are well-represented. Topics include evidence of
water-borne trade, harbours, settlements and constructions in or by the
water - whether sea, lake or river.
The archaeology of coastal change and the study of ancient
wetlands are yielding important results. Geological, oceanographic, metallurgical,
biological, and other specialist subjects are relevant to underwater archaeology
and are reported along with technical and methodological developments
- for instance, photographic and electronic techniques, conservation,
surveying and instrumentation. Legal and theoretical aspects are covered
as is experimental research. There is a substantial Book Reviews section
in every issue.
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