Browsing by Subject "archaeology"
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A Possible Colonial Tavern Site in Brunswick, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2021-06-18)In the late 1950's, Stanley South began archaeological excavations at Colonial Brunswick Town, a colonial port located south of modern-day Wilmington, North Carolina along the western shore of the Cape Fear River. South ... -
An Eighteenth-Century Archaeology of Socioeconomics at Historic Bath, NC
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-28)Studying the consumer choices of colonial North Carolinians can indicate much about their lives and status. Archaeological excavations of two eighteenth-century warehouses in Historic Bath can tell us about merchants and ... -
Archaeological Investigations of an Early American Farmstead: The Wiley Smith Site (31MG2098)
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)While farmsteads are relatively abundant in the historic and archaeological record, there are many issues with the current practices used to identify, evaluate, record, and study them. However, farmsteads represent a way ... -
FLOATING AIR BASES AND FLYING BOATS: AN HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE TWO SEADROMES ESTABLISHED AT SAIPAN
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)The use of seaplanes and seaplane bases in a military capacity numerically peaked during the Second World War in the Pacific Theater where they were ideally suited for that arena of vast ocean dotted with specks of land. ... -
QR Codes and the Public: Tools for Education at Historic Brunswick Town
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)Public interpretation is an integral aspect of the archaeological process, and modern technology has made it easier than ever to communicate information with the general public. Technological advancements have been an aid ... -
Shackleford Banks: Applying Archaeological and Geospatial Approaches to Maritime Settlement and Abandonment
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-05)Shackleford Banks, North Carolina is a 14.5-kilometer barrier island that has not been permanently inhabited by humans in over a century. Before it was abandoned in the beginning of the 20th century, this island had been ... -
Truth Behind Thames: Archaeological and Historical Investigations of the “Missionary Whaleship”
(East Carolina University, 2021-12-07)Transporting the second detachment of American missionaries to the Hawaiian Islands earned Thames its novel moniker, but this was only one of several unique distinctions it earned during its sailing career. It was the ...