Ships' Graveyards [electronic resource] : Abandoned Watercraft and the Archaeological Site Formation Process /
Richards, Nathan.
Society for Historical Archaeology.
Gainesville : University Press of Florida,
c2008.
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 vessels which have been deliberately abandoned.
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 vessels which have been deliberately abandoned.
"Published in cooperation with the Society for Historical Archaeology"--Prelim. p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-242) and index.
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.
Description based on print version record.
Underwater archaeology
Underwater archaeology.
Shipwrecks
Shipwrecks.