In his lifelong career as an underwater archaeologist, David Gibbins has explored dozens of shipwrecks around the world. Now, in his new book, "A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks" (St. Martin's Press, 2024), Gibbins takes readers along for the journey as he visits sites from the ancient Egyptians, the Vikings and beyond. Live Science talked with Gibbins about his experience as a diver and the ways ships were the force connecting the spread of people, religion and ideas around the world.
(This interview has been edited lightly for length and clarity.)
