Environmental controls on shipwreck preservation: The Irish context

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1149-1159

  Wheeler, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Degradation; Environmental dynamics; Maritime archaeology; Shipwreck

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; PRESERVATION; WRECK;

EID: 0036789085     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2001.0762     Document Type: Article

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