The Archaeology of Watercraft Abandonment [electronic resource] /
Richards, Nathan.editor.
Seeb, Sami Kay.editor.
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since the 1970s as books, chapters, and articles of limited focus and distribution, most examples take the form of unpublished archaeological reports and graduate theses.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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1 Abandoned Ships and Ship Graveyards: Exploring Site Significance and Research Potential; Introduction; Abandonment and Significance; Maritime Archaeology and the Proven Potential of Abandoned Watercraft; Assessing Significance; New Significance for Old Ships; References; Chapter 2 Scuttled, But Not Yet Abandoned: The Genesis and Evolution of Antipodean Studies on the Australian West Coast; Introduction; Jervoise Bay and the First Graveyard Studies; Ongoing Studies at the Deepwater Graveyard; Is the Study of the Hulk Archaeology?
The Hulk Omeo, Western Australia's Family WreckModern Scuttlings; Day Dawn and the Jervoise Bay Hulks Revisited; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 The Thunder Bay Ship Graveyard, Lake Superior: From Abandonment to Deliberate Discard in a Deep Resting Place; Introduction; Historical Context around the Creation of the ``Dumping Grounds''; The Survey; The Evaluation of Significance at Parks Canada; CRM Level 1 Resources Representing National Historic Significance; CRM Level 2 Resources; Factors Influencing the Levels of Significance of a Shipwreck Graveyard
The Concept of Significance in Ontario and in a Larger Canadian ContextOntario's Marine Archaeology Sites Significance; The Canadian Register of Historic Places; The Difference between Dumping Grounds and Ship Graveyards; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 Resting Places of the Pioneer Craft: Ship Abandonment at Kingston, Canada; Introduction; Kingston's Abandoned Warships; Garden Island Ship Graveyard; Kingston Inner Harbor Ship Graveyard; Amherst Island Ship Graveyard; Nine Mile Point Ship Graveyard; Other Burying Grounds and Individual Graves
Discussion: Kingston's Abandoned Ship AssemblageReferences; Chapter 5 A Ship Graveyard at City Point, Virginia; Introduction; Historical Background; The Eighteenth Century; The Nineteenth Century; Civil War; Reconstruction; The Twentieth Century; Post-First World War; Survey and Analysis; Combination Barges; Ocean-Going Vessels; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 The United States Shipping Board Fleet at Mallows Bay, Maryland: Inventory and Assessment; Introduction; Archaeological Inventory and Assessment; References
Chapter 7 Pacific Graveyard: Adaptive Reuse, Recycling, and Abandonment in San Francisco's Maritime Graveyards, 1849--1959Introduction; The First Ship Graveyard: The Gold Rush Storeships; Charles Hare, the Chinese, and Other Early Ship-breakers; Other ``Rotten Rows:'' Oakland Estuary, Belvedere Cove, and the South Shore from Hunter's Point to Candlestick Cove; The Archaeology of Ship Abandonment and Scrapping on San Francisco Bay; Conclusions; References; Chapter 8 The Ship Graveyards of New York Harbor: Damaging Drift or Vanishing Resource?; Introduction; Vessel Types; Shooters Island
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Archaeology.
Cultural heritage.
Anthropology.
Archaeology.
Cultural Heritage.
Anthropology.