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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| Other Corporate Authors / Creators: | Society for Historical Archaeology. |
| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida, ©2008. |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at Project MUSE |
Table of Contents:
- 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.