underwater archaeology

collocation in English

meaningsofunderwaterandarchaeology

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underwater
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈwɔː.tər/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
under the surface of the water, especially under the surface of ...
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archaeology
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.dʒi/us
/ˌɑːr.kiˈɑː.lə.dʒi/
the study of the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects that belonged to people who lived in the past, in order to learn about their culture ...
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He was speaking about the rather narrow area ofunderwaterarchaeology.
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They generally welcome the provisions forunderwaterarchaeology, although, as others have said, they are concerned about the resources.
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When we consider the scientific aspects ofunderwaterarchaeology, we sometimes underestimate its importance, as regards not only wrecks but towns, and so on.
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A seminar on nautical sites was held recently following a report onunderwaterarchaeology.
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So far as concerns funding forunderwaterarchaeology, £305,000 is in the current budget already.
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Does that mean that more money could be made available forunderwaterarchaeology?
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The percentage of time spent by the three officials onunderwaterarchaeologyis the equivalent to approximately one full-time member of staff.
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It also allows for archaeological investigation, preservation and maintenance of marine heritage sites and putsunderwaterarchaeologyon the same footing as land archaeology.
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It is clearly cultural because cultural objects are found as a result ofunderwaterarchaeology, but sports divers have also played a lively and usually useful role inunderwaterarchaeology.
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Nautical archaeology is an archaeological sub-discipline more generally known as maritime archaeology, which encompasses the archaeology of shipwrecks,underwaterarchaeologyand archaeology of related features.
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A pioneer inunderwaterarchaeology, he is noted for his expertise on shipwrecks and sunken treasure.
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Now far broader in its scope, in some states maritime andunderwaterarchaeologyis managed by museums and in others by cultural heritage management units.
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Notwithstanding,underwaterarchaeologyis a field plagued by logistics problems.
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It is the biggest museum of its kind devoted tounderwaterarchaeology.
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Several have been described as the father ofunderwaterarchaeology.
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Many sea battles through history also provide a reliable source of shipwrecks forunderwaterarchaeology.
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The southern bay of the island is an ideal place forunderwaterarchaeology.
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It was the firstunderwaterarchaeologyoperation using autonomous diving, opening the way for scientificunderwaterarchaeology.
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It has a collection of around 800 objects associated with underwater diving andunderwaterarchaeology.
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The collection is divided into different rooms representing three divisions of archaeological methodology: ground, urban andunderwaterarchaeology, with dioramas, audiovisual and interactive zones.
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