Mr. Wachsmann, an archaeologist experienced in Mediterranean diving work, was sent to investigate. Mr. Wachsmann's account of the resurrection of this unique relic records a fine mixture of improvisation, unexpected help, near disaster, and random interference. Mr. Wachsmann and his largely volunteer crew meanwhile burrowed in the mud and worried about rising water, for the drought had ended. There is more to the text than digging. Mr. Wachsmann includes Galilean legends, comparisons with other archaeological sites, information about ceramic styles and dating methods, and local history derived from the Romanized Jew Josephus Flavius, whose work Mr. Wachsmann compares to a history of the American Revolution by Benedict Arnold.
Archaeology is known to be hard work.
With limited time and funds it can be considered epic. The recovery of the Galilee boat was an epic enterprise. Claude Monet by Paul Hayes Tucker. P rofessor Tucker is well aware that books about Monet are frequent and, thanks to Monet himself, usually beautiful. The author attributes that practice to extravagance, a habit of living the good life and spending more than he had.