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SUMMARY:In Jason's Wake: Deepwater Archaeology in the Black Sea
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 The Black Sea is perhaps best known as the exotic 
 setting for the tale of Jason and the Argonauts 
 and their quest for the Golden Fleece, 
 but this large inland sea served as a maritime 
 highway for the ancient and medieval cultures 
 of Greece, Rome, Byzantium and the Italian 
 maritime republics. Like the Mediterranean, 
 its depths hide the remains of hundreds of ancient 
 shipwrecks, each with its own story to 
 tell. But unlike the warm,oxygen-rich bottom 
 of the Mediterranean, the anoxic waters of the 
 Black Sea abyss have long been thought to 
 preserve wood and organic remains. An international 
 team of archaeologists and oceanographers 
 are starting to discover ancient and medieval 
 wrecks here using the latest in robotic 
 and digital imaging technology. The well-preserved 
 state of these wrecks and their cargoes 
 have electrified the archaeological community 
 and the world. This lecture provides an overview 
 of these discoveries through the eyes of 
 Dan Davis, an archaeologist who helped direct 
 the first scientific excavation of two ancient 
 deep-water wrecks in the Black Sea using 
 a remotely-operated vehicle.\n
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 This lecture 
 is sponsored by the Central Michigan Chapter 
 of the Archaeological Institute of America and 
 the Department of Art, Art History and Design.\n\n
 Price: free\n
 Sponsor: public\n
 Contact name: Jon Frey\n
 Contact phone: (517) 355-0237\n
 Contact email: freyjona@msu.edu\n
 for more info visit the web at:\n 
 http://archaeological.org/events/5590\n
LOCATION:S105 South Kedzie Hall
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