David Gibbins

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David Gibbins (* 1962 in Saskatoon ) is a Canadian author , diver and underwater archaeologist .

Life

Gibbins studied history at Cambridge University and the University of Bristol . Gibbins authored several books on his discoveries in underwater archeology . He also wrote two series of novels, the Jack Howard series and the Total War series . As a diver, he was able to locate several shipwrecks.

Works (selection)

Novels

Jack Howard series

  1. 2005: Atlantis , London: Headline and New York: Bantam Dell, ISBN 978-0-7553-2422-4
  2. 2006: Crusader Gold , London: Headline and New York: Bantam Dell, ISBN 978-0-7553-2927-4
  3. 2008: The Last Gospel , ( The Lost Tomb in US), London: Headline and New York: Bantam Dell, ISBN 978-0-7553-3514-5
  4. 2009: The Tiger Warrior , London: Headline and New York: Bantam Dell, ISBN 978-0-553-59125-5
  5. 2010: The Mask of Troy , London: Headline and New York: Bantam Dell, ISBN 978-0-7553-5395-8
  6. 2011: The Gods of Atlantis , ( Atlantis God in US). London: Headline and New York: Bantam Dell, 2012, ISBN 978-0-7553-5398-9
  7. 2013: Pharaoh , London: Headline and New York: Bantam Dell. ISBN 978-0-755-35403-0
  8. 2014: Pyramid , London: Headline and New York: Bantam Dell. ISBN 978-0-755-35406-1

Total War Rome series

  1. 2013: Total War Rome: Destroy Carthage . London: Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-77094-2

Non-fiction

  • 1988. "Surgical instruments from a Roman shipwreck off Sicily." Antiquity 62 (235), pp. 294-7.
  • 1990. "The hidden museums of the Mediterranean." New Scientist 128 (1739), pp. 35-40.
  • 1990: (together with Christopher Chippindale ), "Maritime archeology." Antiquity 64 (243), pp. 334-400.
  • 1990: "Analytical approaches in maritime archeology: a Mediterranean perspective". Antiquity 64 (243), pp. 376-389.
  • 1990: (together with Christopher Chippindale), "Heritage at sea: proposals for the better protection of British archaeological sites underwater". Antiquity 64 (243), pp. 390-400.
  • 1993: "Bronze Age wreck's revelations." Illustrated London News 281 (7116), pp. 72-3.
  • 1993: "The Museum Hidden in the Mediterranean." Mannheim Forum 92/93. A panorama of the natural sciences. Mannheim: Boehringer Mannheim, pp. 175-243.
  • 1995: "What shipwrecks can tell us." Antiquity 69: 263, pp. 408-411.
  • 1996: (together with Mike M. Emery and Keith J. Mathews), The Archeology of an Ecclesiastical Landscape . Chester Archeology Excavation and Survey Report No. 9. Chester City Council / The University of Liverpool. ISBN 978-1-872587-09-7
  • 1997: "Deleta est Carthago?" Antiquity 71 (271), pp. 217-219.
  • 1998: "Maritime archeology", in: Shaw, I. and R. Jameson (ed.) Dictionary of Archeology . Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 978-0-631-17423-3
  • 2000: "Classical shipwreck excavation at Tektas Burnu, Turkey." Antiquity 74: 283, pp. 199-201.
  • Gibbins, David, 2001, "Shipwrecks and Hellenistic trade." in Zofia H. Archibald et al. (eds.), Hellenistic Economies . London / New York: Routledge, pp. 273-312. ISBN 978-0-415-23466-5
  • 2001: (with Jonathan Adams), Shipwrecks. World Archeology 32.3. London: Routledge. ISSN  0043-8243
  • 2001: (with Jonathan Adams), "Shipwrecks and maritime archeology." World Archeology , 32: 3, pp. 279-291
  • 2001: "A Roman shipwreck of c. AD 200 at Plemmirio, Sicily: evidence for north African amphora production during the Severan period." World Archeology 32.3, pp. 311-334

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personal data
SURNAME Gibbins, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian author and underwater archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Saskatoon , Canada