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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Maritime Archaeology"”.
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Artifacts of Exchange: A Multiscalar Approach to Maritime Archaeology at Elmina, Ghana
<p>This dissertation focuses on the excavation and interpretation of two European ships discovered at Elmina Ghana, the coastal site of the first and largest European fort in sub-Saharan Africa. Discovered in 2003, the first vessel, located 1.5 miles offshore of the castle, is largely comprised of …
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The Maritime Archaeology of West Africa in the Atlantic World: Investigations at Elmina, Ghana
<p>This dissertation focuses on the first maritime archaeology research project conducted in Ghana, specifically off the town of Elmina in the Central Region. Survey and diver investigations resulted in the discovery of a mid-seventeenth century shipwreck, which archaeological and archival research …
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The Maritime archaeology of a modern conflict: comparing the archaeology of German submarine wrecks to the historical text.
Over the last 30 years UK Hydrographic Office marine surveys in the English Channel (the thesis Study Area) have helped uncover the wrecks of 63 German submarines (U-boats) sunk in both world wars. The author began to systematically dive on and record the wrecks in 1997, when it became clear that …
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North Bend: Archaeological Site Formation and the Hough Type at Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary
… cultural and non-cultural processes affecting maritime sites. This study utilized various methodologies including digital reconstruction, archaeological field methods, resistograph analysis for wood density, to gain comprehensive insights into the disintegration and preservation of North Bend …
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Unearthing presence in the artefacts of slavery at the Cape: the production of archaeological narratives in post-apartheid South Africa
… and Solms Delta. It also draws on two key maritime archaeological projects namely the Meermin and São Josè ship wrecks and investigates the claims made, the practices of maritime archaeology and how these wrecks have been memorialized in exhibition at the Iziko Slave Lodge. All these sites …
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Managing underwater cultural heritage at Mozambique Island: in situ conservation, mitigation and monitoring strategies for Nossa Senhora da Consolação (IDM-003) shipwreck (1608)
… been discussed since the formal development of maritime archaeology as a field and countries have been fighting against the illegal destruction of important shipwrecks and removal of scientific evidence. The underwater cultural heritage of Mozambique is no exception and is emerging from almost …
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3D visualisation of historic and environmentally significant shipwrecks: the development of occlusion objects, Locoramps and digital cinematography
… with a multi-disciplinary team of forensic maritime archaeologists, marine surveyors and salvage experts to gain access to unique shipwreck sites and the high resolution sonar data gathered from them. Through experimentation with the data, occlusion objects, locally oriented colour ramps …
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El Paisaje Cultural Marítimo del Pacífico de Panamá. Un estudio diacrónico de la navegación, la construcción naval y la pesca de las islas de Coiba, el Darién y la Comarca Emberá-Wounaan a través de la arqueología, la etnohistoria y la antropología
Este estudio explora el concepto de Paisaje Cultural Marítimo a través de un análisis arqueológico, etnohistórico y etnográfico centrado en las prácticas de navegación, pesca y construcción naval de las culturas en las islas de Coiba del Golfo de Chiriquí, Darién y la Comarca Emberá-Wounaan en el …
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SITE FORMATION AND CORROSION PROCESSES: A Comparative Analysis of Condor and Stormy Petrel Wreck Sites
Submerged cultural resources abound in North Carolina waters, and two Civil War blockade runners built, launched, and sunk within months of each other provide an opportunity to review site formation processes through a multi-disciplinary lens. The incorporation of historical, electrochemical, …