Screen LibraryThe archaeology of watercraft abandonment
The historical importance and archaeological potential of deliberately discarded watercraft has not been a major feature of maritime archaeological enquiry. While research on the topic has appeared since the 1970s as books, chapters, and articles of limited focus and distribution, most examples take...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7342-8 |
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The historical importance and archaeological potential of deliberately discarded watercraft has not been a major feature of maritime archaeological enquiry. While research on the topic has appeared since the 1970s as books, chapters, and articles of limited focus and distribution, most examples take the form of unpublished archaeological reports and graduate theses. Additionally, there is no existing single source that represents the great diversity of geographical, historic, thematic, and theoretical contexts of ship graveyard sites and deliberately abandoned vessels. In contrast with much of the theoretical or case-specific literature on the theme of watercraft discard, this volume communicates to the reader the common heritage and global themes that ship graveyard sites represent. It serves as an illustration of how the remains of abandoned vessels in ship graveyards are sites of considerable research value. Moreover, the case studies in this volume assist researchers in understanding the evolution of maritime technologies, economies, and societies. The Archaeology of Watercraft Abandonment is intended to expose research potential, create discussion, and reinforce the significance of a prevalent cultural resource that is often overlooked. |
| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiii, 375 p.) : ill., maps |
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9781461473428 (electronic bk.) 146147342X (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | CC77 |
| CLC: | K854.1 |
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Abandoned Ships and Ship Graveyards: Exploring Site Significance and Research Potential / Scuttled, But Not Yet Abandoned: The Genesis and Evolution of Antipodean Studies on the Australian West Coast / The Thunder Bay Ship Graveyard, Lake Superior: From Abandonment to Deliberate Discard in a Deep Resting Place / Resting Places of the Pioneer Craft: Ship Abandonment at Kingston, Canada / A Ship Graveyard at City Point, Virginia / The United States Shipping Board Fleet at Mallows Bay, Maryland: Inventory and Assessment / Pacific Graveyard: Adaptive Reuse, Recycling, and Abandonment in San Francisco's Maritime Graveyards, 1849-1959 / The Ship Graveyards of New York Harbor: Damaging Drift or Vanishing Resource? / Yukon Hulks and Ship Graveyards / The Rural Vessel Abandonment Areas of North Creek, North Carolina / The Commercial Fishing Graveyard and Memory: Wright's Creek, Belhaven, North Carolina / Cape Fear's Forgotten Fleet: The Eagles Island Ship Graveyard, Wilmington, North Carolina / Annales School and the Elizabeth City Ships' Graveyard: A New Theoretical Approach to Ship Abandonment Studies / World War One German-built watercraft on the Wingecarribee River / Bikini Atoll: Abandoning Hot Ships in a Cold War / Vessel Reuse and Abandonment in Post-military Contexts: Examples from the Colonial and Early National Navies of Australia and New Zealand / Raising Wilmington's Forgotten Fleet: Uncovering History with Mobile Video Technology / Abandoned Watercraft as a Teaching Resource / |