ISBN: 059509449X 9780595094493

Category: Science / History

Page count: 356

<p><i>Man: 12,000 Years Under the Sea</i> is the dramatic story of underwater archaeology. The work looks back at Greek divers' discovery of ancient statues in the sea, and covers the history of marine archaeology to the present, including the recovery of Ice Age Man's 12,000-year-old remains from the bottom of Florida springs. Burgess writes from his experience for an assured exciting read.</p> <p>"In <i>Man: 12,000 Years Under the Sea</i> Robert Burgess gives us a peak at . . . the work done by sponge divers, treasure hunters and underwater archaeologists. The excitement and hazard of underwater exploration is so clearly described that I was tempted to get a diving suit to join them." <i>The Sacramento Bee</i></p> <p>"[This book] is more than intriguing, it is a necessity."—<i>Mensa Bulletin</i></p>