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maritimehistory

Maritime history is the study of human interaction with the sea and oceans across time. It covers navigation, shipbuilding, trade, exploration, naval and pirate activity, coastal communities, maritime law, and the governance of ocean spaces.

The field traces ancient seafaring by Phoenician, Greek, and Chinese mariners, medieval and early modern maritime

Research draws on primary sources such as ship logs, port records, navigational manuals, shipwrecks, and archival

Maritime history informs understandings of global exchange, technological innovation, and policy challenges such as maritime safety,

networks,
the
Age
of
Exploration,
and
the
development
of
global
shipping
and
naval
power
through
the
industrial
era
to
contemporary
times.
It
also
considers
the
changing
relationship
between
people
and
the
sea,
including
migration,
coastal
economies,
and
environmental
change.
documents,
as
well
as
interpretive
methods
from
archaeology,
economics,
and
cultural
history.
security,
fisheries
management,
and
law
of
the
sea.