Oceans Odyssey 2 presents the results of the discovery and archaeological survey of ten deep-water wrecks by Odyssey Marine Exploration. In the Western Approaches and western English Channel, a mid-17th century armed merchantman, the guns of Admiral Balchin's Victory (1744), the mid-18th century French privateer La Marquise de Tourny and six German U-boats lost at the end of World War II are examined in depth. From the Atlantic coast of the United States, the Jacksonville 'Blue China' wreck's British ceramics, tobacco pipes and American glass wares bring to life the story of a remarkable East Coast schooner lost in the mid-19th century. These unique sites expand the boundaries of human knowledge, highlighting the great promise of deep-sea wrecks, the technology needed to explore them and the threats from nature and man that these wonders face. Challenges to managing underwater cultural heritage are also discussed, along with proposed solutions for curating and storing collections.

• Cover
• Dedication
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. Underwater Cultural Heritage & UNESCO in New Orleans
  • A. Introduction
  • B. Archaeologists, Treasure Hunters, & the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage: a Personal Viewpoint
  • C. The UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage: Operational Guidelines & Implementation Challenges
  • D. Living with the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage: New Jurisdictions
  • E. Protecting the Past: UNESCO Versus the Private Collector
  • F. Threats to Underwater Cultural Heritage
  • G. UNESCO, Commerce & Fast-Food Maritime Archaeology
  • H. The UNESCO Convention for Protecting Underwater Cultural Heritage: a Colombian Perspective
• 2. Virtual Collections & Private Curators: A Model for the Museum of the Future
• 3. A Note on the Wooden Carpenter’s Rule from Odyssey Shipwreck Site 35F
• 4. Brass Guns & Balchin’s Victory (1744): the Background to their Casting
• 5. Balchin’s Victory: Bronze Cannon Conservation Report
• 6. La Marquise de Tourny (Site 33c): A Mid-18th Century Armed Privateer of Bordeaux
• 7. The Art & Archaeology of Privateering: British Fortunes & Failures in 1744
• 8. The Jacksonville ‘Blue China’ Shipwreck (Site BA02): A Mid-19th Century American Coastal Schooner off Florida
• 9. The Jacksonville ‘Blue China’ Shipwreck (Site BA02): the Ceramic Assemblage
• 10. The Jacksonville ‘Blue China’ Shipwreck (Site BA02): Clay Tobacco Pipes
• 11. The Jacksonville ‘Blue China’ Shipwreck (Site BA02): the Glass Assemblage
• 12. The ‘Atlas’ Survey Zone: Deep-sea Archaeology & U-boat Loss Reassessments