02343cam a2200313 i 4500 1169187234 TxAuBib 20240411120000.0 231206s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023056206 9781250325372 HRD 32.00 1250325374 HRD 32.00 TxAuBib rda Gibbins, David J. L., author. A history of the world in twelve shipwrecks [BOOK] / David Gibbins. History of the world in 12 shipwrecks, A. First U.S. edition. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2024. xiv, 289 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "Since we first set sail on the open sea, ships and their wrecks have been an inevitable part of human history. Archaeologists have made spectacular discoveries excavating these sunken ships, their protective underwater cocoon keeping evidence of past civilizations preserved. Now, for the first time, world renowned maritime archeologist David Gibbins ties together the stories of some of the most significant shipwrecks in time to form a single overarching narrative of world history. A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks is not just the story of those ships, the people who sailed on them, and the cargo and treasure they carried, but also the story of the spread of people, religion, and ideas around the world; it is a story of colonialism, migration, and the indominable human spirit that continues today. From the glittering Bronze Age, to the world of Caesar's Rome, through the era of the Vikings, to the exploration of the Arctic, Gibbins uses shipwrecks to tell all. Drawing on decades of experience excavating shipwrecks around the world, Gibbins reveals the riches beneath the waves and shows us how the treasures found there can be a porthole to the past that tell a new story about the world and its underwater secrets.". 20240411. Shipwrecks. Shipwrecks. History. Underwater archaeology.