Publications

The many steps essential for conducting high-level marine archaeology in the deep ocean require a diversity of skills and expertise and are often time-consuming processes. As a rule of thumb, for every month spent investigating a shipwreck at least one year, and sometimes longer, is needed to conserve, document, research and interpret the finds. To protect both shipwreck sites and commercial interests, in line with many government bodies working in cultural resource management, scientific results will generally not be available for publication until after a project is completed.

Odyssey is committed to sharing its discoveries with the widest spectrum of society through popular articles and books, television programs, traveling exhibitions and scientific reports and papers. A variety of reports and publications are now available to the public and some are accessible through this website. "Odyssey Papers" are listed at the bottom of this page.

Articles published in various popular or specialty magazines and journals are available in the "Features" section of this site.

Books

Greg Stemm and Sean Kingsley, Oceans Odyssey 3. The Deep-Sea Tortugas Shipwreck, Straits of Florida: A Merchant Vessel from Spain's 1622 Tierra Firme Fleet (Oxbow Books, 2013)

Greg Stemm and Sean Kingsley, Oceans Odyssey 2. Underwater Heritage Management and Deep-Sea Shipwrecks in the English Channel and Atlantic Ocean (Oxbow Books, Oxford, 2011)

Greg Stemm and Sean Kingsley, Oceans Odyssey. Deep-Sea Shipwrecks in the English Channel, Straits of Gibraltar & Atlantic Ocean (Oxbow Books, Oxford, 2010). 

Ellen C. Gerth, Bottles from the Deep. Patent Medicines, Bitters and other Bottles from the Wreck of the Steamship Republic (Shipwreck Heritage Press, 2006).

Priit J. Vesilind, Lost Gold of the Republic (Shipwreck Heritage Press, 2005).

Odyssey Papers

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Carol Tedesco, The Deep-Sea Tortugas Shipwreck, Florida: the Silver Coins (2013)

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Philip L. Armitage, The Deep-Sea Tortugas Shipwreck, Florida: the Animal Bones (2013)

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Sean Kingsley, The Identity & Maritime History of the Deep-Sea Tortugas Shipwreck (2013)

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Greg Stemm, Ellen Gerth, Jenette Flow, Claudio Lozano Guerra-Librero, Sean Kingsley, The Deep-Sea Tortugas Shipwreck, Florida: A Spanish-Operated Navio of the 1622 Tierra Firme Fleet. Part 2, the Artifacts (2013)

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Greg Stemm, Ellen Gerth, Jenette Flow, Claudio Lozano Guerra-Librero, Sean Kingsley, The Deep-Sea Tortugas Shipwreck, Florida: A Spanish-Operated Navio of the 1622 Tierra Firme Fleet. Part 1, the Site (2013)

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John Astley, Greg Stemm, The Deep-Sea Tortugas Shipwreck, Florida: Technology (2013)

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Sean A. Kingsley, Neil Cunningham Dobson, Frederick Van de Walle, Balchin's Victory (Site 25C): Shipwreck Monitoring & Cannon Impacts (2012)

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Neil Cunningham Dobson, Sean A. Kingsley, A Late 17th-Century Armed Merchant Vessel in the Western Approaches (Site 35F) (2011)

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Ellen Gerth, Bill Lindsey, The Jacksonville 'Blue China' Shipwreck (Site BA02): the Glass Assemblage (2011)

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J. Byron Sudbury, Ellen Gerth, The Jacksonville 'Blue China' Shipwreck (Site BA02): Clay Tobacco Pipes (2011)

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Ellen Gerth, The Jacksonville 'Blue China' Shipwreck (Site BA02): the Ceramic Assemblage (2011)

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Ellen Gerth, Neil Cunningham Dobson, Dr. Sean Kingsley, The Jacksonville 'Blue China' Shipwreck (Site BA02): A Mid-19th Century American Coastal Schooner off Florida (2011)

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Dr. Sean Kingsley, The Art & Archaeology of Privateering: British Fortunes & Failures in 1744 (2010)

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Neil Cunningham Dobson, La Marquise de Tourny (Site 33c): A Mid-18th Century Armed Privateer of Bordeaux (2010)

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Frederick Van de Walle, Balchin's Victory: Bronze Cannon Conservation Report (2010)

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Charles Trollope, FSA, Brass Guns & Balchin's Victory (1744): the Background to their Casting (2010)

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Greg Stemm, David J. Bederman, Virtual Collectors & Private Curators: A Model for the Museum of the Future (2010)

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Underwater Cultural Heritage & UNESCO in New Orleans (2010) - with contributions by Prof. Filipe Castro, Prof. David Bederman, John Kimball, Greg Stemm, James Sinclair, Daniel De Narvaez, and Dr. Sean Kingsley

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Axel Niestlé, The 'Atlas' Survey Zone: Deep-sea Archaeology & U-boat Loss Reassessments (2010)

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Neil Cunningham Dobson, Hawk Tolson, A Note on Human Remains from the Shipwreck of HMS Victory, 1744 (2010)

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Dr. Stephen Johnston, A Note on the Wooden Carpenter's Rule from Odyssey Shipwreck Site 35F (2010)

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Hawk Tolson, Ellen Gerth, Faith of Our Fathers: Religious Artifacts from the SS Republic (2010)

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David L. Balkwill, April C. Smith, Microbiological & Chemical Analysis of Bottles from the SS Republic (2009)

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Q. David Bowers, The SS Republic Shipwreck Excavation Project: the Coin Collection (2009)

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Neil Cunningham Dobson, Ellen Gerth, The Shipwreck of the SS Republic (1865). Experimental Deep-Sea Archaeology. Part 2: Cargo  (2009)

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Neil Cunningham Dobson, Ellen Gerth, J. Lange Winckler, The Shipwreck of the SS Republic (1865). Experimental Deep-Sea Archaeology. Part 1: Fieldwork & Site History  (2009)

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Dr. Sean Kingsley, Deep-Sea Fishing Impacts on the Shipwrecks of the English Channel & Western Approaches (2009)

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Hawk Tolson, The Jacksonville 'Blue China' Shipwreck & the Myth of Deep-Sea Preservation (2009)

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Neil Cunningham Dobson, Dr. Sean Kingsley, HMS Victory, a First-Rate Royal Navy Warship Lost in the English Channel, 1744. Preliminary Survey & Identification (2009).

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Neil Cunningham Dobson, Hawk Tolson, Anthony Martin, Brian Lavery, Richard Bates, Fernando Tempera, Jacqui Pearce, The HMS Sussex Shipwreck Project (Site E-82) Preliminary Report (2009).

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