In recent decades, Ballard has put much effort into increasing diversity in oceanographic exploration and research. Introduction...
Maritime
Follow human life at sea from ancient navigation and oceanic migration to commercial shipping and modern maritime power. These histories reveal how oceans connected distant societies while people and rival states struggled to command their dangerous spaces.
The first recorded use of a Jolly Roger ‘black flag’ is on the ship of Emmanuel Wynne,...
Some of the more common expressions and slang terms that pirates, and mariners in general, used. Introduction...
The discovery has served to enhance our understanding of this fleeting moment of ancient Mediterranean history. Introduction...
Exploring the economic and political impacts of maritime enterprises of Europe in the Early Modern world. By...
The period saw a shift from the steering oar or side rudder to the stern rudder and...
Exploring archaeological evidence for Egyptian seafaring vessels before 1450 BCE. By Dr. Cheryl WardAssociate Professor and Marine...
The first true ocean-going boats were invented by the Austronesian peoples. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
Scurvy killed more than two million sailors between the time of Columbus’s transatlantic voyage and the rise...
The ancient Indian naval ships protected trade and carried troops to war zones. Introduction The navy in...
Johannes Gutenberg printed his first Bible in 1455, and the first published sailing directions appeared thirty-five years...
The Romans knew that a powerful naval fleet could supply troops and equipment where they were most...
The myth of Theseus’ sacred journey’ continued to be re-enacted in an Athenian state festival held in...
Clay model of a first century Roman War Ship / Museum of Sparta The story of modeled ships...
Potters began to enrich vases in the Geometric Period with depictions of people, animals, ships, and more....
Navigation of the sea is shown to have commenced in the order of one million years ago....
How to get away with smuggling in the Early Modern world? Be someone else! By Alexis Harasemovitch-TruaxPhD...
Figure 1: Greek Colonization of western Asia Minor / Image by Alexikoua, Wikimedia Commons The development of...
A 16th century chart of Europe and North Africa. Luis Texieira, Portolan Chart, Lisbon, ca. 1600 via...
Statue of Themistocles in Piraeus, Greece By David Van Dyk / 08.17.2016 “My boy, you will be...
‘Scene at Bideford Bridge’, by Mark Myers, showing the crowded waters of the Torridge during the heyday...
Born during the Revolution yet constrained by cost and politics, the early U.S. Navy gained legitimacy as...