Alexis Catsambis
Biographic Data
| ID | 6623645 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexis Catsambis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexis |
| FAMILY NAME | Catsambis |
| SIGNATURE | CATSAMBIS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Nautical Archaeology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 75 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Erasing History
Illegal industrial-scale salvage of World War II shipwrecks across the Asia–Pacific has escalated over the past decade, resulting in the destruction of historically significant naval vessels, war graves, and maritime heritage sites. Once protected by remoteness, depth, or sovereign immunity, wrecks such as HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Repulse, HNLMS De Ruyter, HNLMS Java, HMAS Perth (I), and USS Houston have been systematically stripped or entirely r…
The Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archaeology
The Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archaeology is a survey of the field as seen through the eyes of nearly fifty scholars at a time when maritime archaeology has established itself as a mature branch of archaeology. This volume draws on many of the distinct and universal aspects of maritime archaeology, bringing them together under four main themes: the research process, ships and shipwrecks, maritime and nautical culture, and issues of preservation…
Coastal Archaeology
The coast is the area where marine processes such as erosion, deposition, and storm surge influence terrestrial processes and vice versa. This article introduces the concept of coastal archaeology as a growth field for maritime archaeology in terms of the data that can be gathered and also as a realm for the development of archaeological theory. Terrestrial and underwater archaeology, combined and connected by coastal archaeology, allow for a ful…
Maritime Communities and Traditions
Before Antikythera
The aim of this article is to introduce to the international bibliography a report submitted to the Archaeological Society of Athens by Ephor Christos Tsoundas in 1885 summarizing what was to be the first state-sponsored underwater archaeological survey in Greece, and potentially the first such survey in general. A brief introduction is followed by a translation of the decision to conduct the survey, as well as of the final report submitted the f…
Coastal Archaeology
The coast is the area where marine processes such as erosion, deposition, and storm surge influence terrestrial processes and vice versa. This article introduces the concept of coastal archaeology as a growth field for maritime archaeology in terms of the data that can be gathered and also as a realm for the development of archaeological theory. Terrestrial and underwater archaeology, combined and connected by coastal archaeology, allow for a ful…
Maritime Communities and Traditions
Before Antikythera
The aim of this article is to introduce to the international bibliography a report submitted to the Archaeological Society of Athens by Ephor Christos Tsoundas in 1885 summarizing what was to be the first state-sponsored underwater archaeological survey in Greece, and potentially the first such survey in general. A brief introduction is followed by a translation of the decision to conduct the survey, as well as of the final report submitted the f…
Maritime Communities and Traditions
The Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archaeology
The Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archaeology is a survey of the field as seen through the eyes of nearly fifty scholars at a time when maritime archaeology has established itself as a mature branch of archaeology. This volume draws on many of the distinct and universal aspects of maritime archaeology, bringing them together under four main themes: the research process, ships and shipwrecks, maritime and nautical culture, and issues of preservation…
Coastal Archaeology
The coast is the area where marine processes such as erosion, deposition, and storm surge influence terrestrial processes and vice versa. This article introduces the concept of coastal archaeology as a growth field for maritime archaeology in terms of the data that can be gathered and also as a realm for the development of archaeological theory. Terrestrial and underwater archaeology, combined and connected by coastal archaeology, allow for a ful…
Erasing History
Illegal industrial-scale salvage of World War II shipwrecks across the Asia–Pacific has escalated over the past decade, resulting in the destruction of historically significant naval vessels, war graves, and maritime heritage sites. Once protected by remoteness, depth, or sovereign immunity, wrecks such as HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Repulse, HNLMS De Ruyter, HNLMS Java, HMAS Perth (I), and USS Houston have been systematically stripped or entirely r…
Geography (4 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (2 works) · Handbooks, manuals (2 works) · History (2 works) · Maritime archaeology (2 works) · Underwater (2 works) · Underwater archaeology (2 works)