Ships' Graveyards : Abandoned Watercraft and the Archaeological Site Formation Process /

Explicitly theoretical, this study avoids the single site bias of much underwater archaeology research and also eschews the traditional examination of shipwreck sites as the core component of studies in this field. Using Australian waters as a case study, Nathan Richards examines the sites of vessel...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Richards, Nathan
Autor Corporativo: Society for Historical Archaeology
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Underwater archaeology.
Shipwrecks.
shipwrecks.
underwater archaeology.
Naufrages.
Naufrages > Australie.
Archeologie sous-marine.
Archeologie sous-marine > Australie.
Underwater archaeology > Australia.
Shipwrecks > Australia.
Australia.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Abandoned watercraft in history and archaeology
  • The abandonment process and archaeological theory
  • Watercraft abandonment in Australia : national perspectives
  • Watercraft abandonment in Australia : environmental and regional perspectives
  • Archaeological signatures of use
  • The signatures of discard
  • Conclusion.

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