2010 Expedition
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Eastern Aegean Sea

July 4 – 13, 2010
NA005

Expedition NA005 in the Eastern Aegean represents a continuation and expansion of work in 2008-2009 by the Institute for Exploration using a combination of technologies including ROV vehicles on Nautilus. Growing from previous seasons of testing, this mission expanded the imaging toolkit to include a new photomosaic processing system developed by the Australian Centre for Field Robotics at the University of Sydney. The expedition tested these technologies by imaging underwater cultural heritage sites. The expedition also served as a field school for oceanographic imaging techniques for undergraduate and graduate students in marine geology, ocean engineering, computer science, and nautical archaeology.

The team completed a variety of maps of known and newly discovered sites near the Bodrum and Datcha peninsulas. The dark, clear water at the deeper wrecks (below 200 m) allowed limited use of our experimental structured light (green laser) artifact imaging, and the team also employed the new photo mosaicing system at several sites. Though full processing of the structured light, multibeam, and photomosaic data will take considerable time, preliminary mosaics and structured light maps processed onboard were very successful. Thirteen ROV and tow-fish dives were conducted during NA005, with depths ranging from 31.5 to 400 m.

Selected Publications

2024

Brennan, M.L. (2024). Quantification of bottom trawl damage to ancient shipwrecks: a case study from the coastal waters of Turkey. Threats to Our Ocean Heritage: Bottom Trawling. Jarvis C (ed.) : 41-52. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-031-579…

2018

Brennan, M., Cantelas, F., Elliott, K., Delgado, J., Croff Bell, K., Coleman, D., Fundis, A., Irion, J., Van Tilburg, H., Ballard, R. (2018). Telepresence-Enabled Maritime Archaeological Exploration in the Deep. Journal of Maritime Archaeology 13(2): 97-121.

2016

Brennan, M. (2016). Quantifying impacts of trawling to shipwrecks. In: Matthew Keith, (ed) Site Formation Processes of Submerged Shipwrecks : 157-178.
Brennan, M., Davis, D., Ballard, R., Trembanis, A., Vaughn, I., Krumholz, J., Delgado, J., Roman, C., Smart, C., Croff Bell, K., Duman, M., DuVal, C. (2016). Quantification of bottom trawl fishing damage to ancient shipwreck sites. Marine Geology 371: 82-88.
Brennan, M., Davis, D., Ballard, R., Trembanis, A., Vaughn, I., Krumholz, J., Delgado, J., Roman, C., Smart, C., Croff Bell, K., Duman, M., DuVal, C. (2016). Quantification of bottom trawl fishing damage to ancient shipwreck sites. Marine Geology 371: 82-88.

2015

Krumholz, J., Brennan, M. (2015). Fishing for Common Ground: Investigations of the impact of trawling on ancient shipwreck sites uncovers a potential for management synergy. Marine Policy 61: 127-133.

2014

Brennan, M., Ballard, R. (2014). Archaeological Oceanography. Encyclopedia of Natural Resources : 604-608.

2012

Brennan, M. (2012). Cultural sites as platforms for environmental characterization of marine landscapes. Dissertation: University of Rhode Island
Brennan, M., Ballard, R., Roman, C., Croff Bell, K., Buxton, B., Coleman, D., Inglis, G., Koyagasioglu, O., Turanli, T. (2012). Evaluation of the modern submarine landscape off southwestern Turkey through the documentation of ancient shipwreck sites. Continental Shelf Research 43: 55-70.