Kyrenia Shipwreck Project

"For more than two millennia the wood fragments of the Kyrenia shipwreck remained on the sea floor, eaten by worms and soaking up seawater until they had the consistency of wet cardboard. There were some 6,000 pieces in all, and Richard "Dick" Steffy's job was to put them all back together in their original shape like some massive, ancient jigsaw puzzle."

Dr. George F. Bass
Founder of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (http://inadiscover.com/)

In a series of still photos taken by Susan Katzev some 40 years ago, this slideshow depicts the first time an ancient ship was reassembled from its sunken fragments. This was accomplished by Dick Steffy (1924-2007), whose determination to follow his dream is chronicled in a new book written by his son, Houston Chronicle columnist, Loren Steffy, published by TAMU Press.

This remarkable, self-taught scholar played a key role in the development of nautical archaeology, the NAP program at Texas A&M, and The Institute of Nautical Archaeology. Order your copy today from Texas A&M University Press. http://www.tamupress.com/product/Man-...