The University of Florida Press is releasing Ayse Devrim Atauz's book on Malta's maritime history around the 9th of March. Here is the description:

"Building on her systematic underwater archaeological survey of the Maltese archipelago, Ayse Atauz presents a sweeping, groundbreaking, interdisciplinary approach to maritime history in the Mediterranean. Offering a general overview of essential facts, including geographical and oceanographic factors that would have affected the navigation of historic ships, major relevant historical texts and documents, the logistical possibilities of ancient ship design, a detailed study of sea currents and wind patterns, and especially the archaeological remains (or scarcity thereof) around the Maltese maritime perimeter, she builds a convincing argument that Malta mattered far less in maritime history than has been previously asserted."

Eight Thousand Years of Maltese Maritime History: Trade, Piracy, and Naval Warfare in the Central Mediterranean

Looking for a Summer Field School?

Announcing a summer presession field school opportunity:

Montclair State University will offer a 6-credit summer archaeology
field class (Anthropology 470) from May 19 through June 13, 2008.
This summer, research will be directed toward the archaeology of
the Bond House, a nineteenth-century Victorian mansion located in
Upper Montclair, New Jersey, 12 miles west of midtown Manhattan.
Skills that students will obtain include methods of background and
archival research, field excavation and recording techniques, and
laboratory procedures. In-state tuition and fees will be
approximately $1975.00. Contact Dr. Peter Siegel, Department of
Anthropology, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043. Tel.
973-655-3415, e-mail: siegelp@mail.montclair.edu.