March 4, 1998 Dear List members: Recently, Yale University Press published ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNDERWATER AND MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY, edited by James P. Delgado. You will find more information about the book on our website at http://www.yale.edu/yup/books/delgadoS98.html. The ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNDERWATER AND MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY, edited by James P. Delgado, is the first comprehensive reference book on the discovery and recovery of the submerged past. Written by an international team of archaeologists and other scientists who have made the actual discoveries, extensively illustrated and easy to read, this fascinating book explores spectacular underwater discoveries around the world and across time: prehistoric American Indian settlements; submerged Bronze and Iron Age settlements; sunken Phoenician, Greek, and Roman cities and harbors; Viking ship burials; ancient warships and merchant craft in the Mediterranean; warships sunk during atomic bomb tests; and much more. It was published by Yale University Press in association with the British Museum Press February 11, 1998. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNDERWATER AND MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY is a one-stop shopping adventure for those interested in ships, seafaring, and the recovery efforts. Please let us know if you'd like more information. Regards, Mary Coleman Yale University Press [log in to unmask] About the Editor James P. Delgado is executive director of the Vancouver Maritime Museum, Canada. He is the author of 14 books and numerous articles in professional and popular journals on maritime history and underwater archaeology, including Shipwrecks at the Golden Gate, To California by Sea: A Maritime History of the California Gold Rush, and Great American Ships. Trained as both an archaeologist and a historian, Delgado has participated in or led archaeological projects around the world. Title: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNDERWATER AND MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY Editor: James P. Delgado ISBN: 0-300-07427-1 $55.00 Pub. Date: February 11, 1998 496 pp. 300 b/w + 100 color illus. Published in association with the British Museum Press Mary Coleman Special Projects and Electronic Promotion Manager Yale University Press PO Box 209040 New Haven, CT 06520 203/432-0912 (phone) 203/432-2394 (fax) [log in to unmask] www.yale.edu/yup/