Vol 4 - Encyclopaedia of Underwater Archaeology: Barbarian Seas, Late Rome to Islam
By Dr Sean Kingsley, with contributions from Dr F. van Doorninck, Dr F. Hocker, Dr Y. Kahanov, et al.

Between the 4th and 7th centuries AD the Roman world order started to fragment as Vandals, Goths and Persians rattled at the gates of the Empire. As medieval and Islamic markets started to replace the ordered Roman city, so maritime trade underwent a nautical revolution unparalleled in 1,700 years of seafaring. Read more...