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Acknowledgments
In writing the second edition of Maritime Archaeology, A Technical Handbook I have drawn on experience gained over almost 40 years working in the field of maritime archaeology. During this time I have worked on many sites, both as a member of an excavation team under a project director; as a project director myself, working with others; or, as the head of the Department of Maritime Archaeology at the Western Australian Museum. Throughout this time I have benefited from advice, help, and assistance from a wide range of people. All of this has been stim- ulating and thought provoking. In writing this second edition, once again I owe a debt of gratitude to the people that have shared their knowledge and experience with me. In this section I attempt to acknowledge this and in doing so express my gratitude. Maritime archaeology is a discipline that is multi-faceted. One works in an extraordinarily diverse field where, happily, many people are willing to share their knowledge and experience. It is what makes the field such a joy to work in.
Much has changed since I wrote the first edition. Sadly, many old col- leagues have died. Among them is Teddy Hall, founder of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology at Oxford, who died in 2002. It was Teddy who in the 1960s introduced me, a brash young physicist, to maritime archaeol- ogy, and whose mentorship during those heady years I owe a huge debt of gratitude. A generous and immensely enjoyable person to work with, Teddy taught me the importance of research while having fun at the same time. Others who are sadly missed include Michael Katzev, who directed the Kyrenia excavation in Cyprus in the 1960s—my first experience of a major archaeological project; Bas Kist of the Netherlands Rijksmuseum, who shared with me his great intellectual grasp of the historical dimension of the Dutch East India Company in my early attempts to understand its com- plexities; Frank Broeze of the University of Western Australia, whose out- standing scholarship in maritime history has an ongoing impact not only on
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