Freshly presents world history through its oceans and seas in uniquely wide-ranging, original chapters by leading experts in their fields.

No environment on Earth imposes greater physical and biological constraints on life than the deep oceanic midwaters. Near-freezing temperatures, the absence of

Hundreds of thousands of works of art and artefacts from many parts of the Pacific are dispersed across European museums. They range from seemingly quotidian th

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of the ancient world find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best a