Tools For Underwater Archaeologists

U.S. Geologic Survey
This site houses various marine geology resources, including maps of the US sea floor and fact sheets on current usgs research projects. Excellent maps and links to other earth science resources on the web.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
US government agency

The Mediterranean Oceanic Database
The main objective of the MODB is to deliver advanced data products for oceanographic research in the Mediterranean Sea.

Interactive Marine Observations
Click a highlighted region to get the weather and sea state data being reported by automated marine stations. The National Weather Service, Tallahassee, Florida provides this access to decoded marine weather observations as reported by buoys and CMAN (Coastal Marine Automated Network) stations maintained by the National Data Buoy Center (NBDC), a division of NOAA

Marine Acoustics
Technical information describing sonar systems for mapping different bottom types and subbottom structures with high resolution can be found here.

Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
The research activities at GSO require an extensive and specialized array of scientific and technical equipment and services, including marine acoustics.

Archaeological Indices

Archeologia Subacquea e Speleologia Subacquea
Extensive list of WWW sites for Underwater Archaeology and Speleology.

Marinarkeologi
Nordic Underwater Archaeology web page maintained by Per Äkesson.; It includes quite a few links regarding underwater archaeology outside of Nordic countries as well. English version also available.

ArchNet
University of Connecticut's searchable archaeological resources index.

ArchNet-Europe
An index of web resources maintained by the University of Birmingham. Arranged into general, thematic, and geographical sections including resources by (European) country.

Classics and Mediterranean Archaeology
University of Michigan's searchable index for Mediterranean archaeology and classics. Updated frequently.

Guide to Resources for the Study of the Ancient Near East
A series of indexes to resources maintained through the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute.

Egyptology
Maintained by Nigel Strudwick at Cambridge University, this site offers a large selection of resources for Egyptologists. Updated frequently.

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