Jeremy Green (maritime archaeologist)
British-Australian maritime archaeologist (born 1942)
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Jeremy N. Green (born 1942) is a British-Australian maritime archaeologist who established the Department of Maritime Archaeology at the Western Australian Museum in 1971.[1][2][3]
During his tenure, the department undertook excavations of several Dutch East India Company shipwrecks, including the Batavia and Vergulde Draeck.[2] He also directed maritime archaeological projects across Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean, and was a foundation president of the Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology.[4]
In 2007, Green received the Rhys Jones Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Archaeology.[3] In 2021, he was invested as an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau for his work in maritime archaeology.[5][6]
Selected publications
- Green, Jeremy N. (1975). "The VOC ship Batavia wrecked in 1629 on the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia". International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. 4 (1): 43–63. doi:10.1111/j.1095-9270.1975.tb00902.x.
- Green, Jeremy (1986). "The survey and identification of the English East India Company ship Trial (1622)". International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. 15 (3): 195–204. doi:10.1111/j.1095-9270.1986.tb00577.x.
- Green, Jeremy (2004). Maritime Archaeology: A Technical Handbook (2nd ed.). Routledge.