Browsing by Author "History"
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Senegambian Watercraft
Zylstra, Trenton Michael (East Carolina University, 2021-12-03)The goal of this thesis was to explore the form, construction, and use, of Senegambian watercraft, with a particular focus on neglected Gambian watercraft in the context of the Gambian maritime cultural landscape. This was ... -
Sentinels of the Republic: Customs Collectors in the District of Maine 1789-1820
Smith, Joshua M (1997-01) -
Shackleford Banks: Applying Archaeological and Geospatial Approaches to Maritime Settlement and Abandonment
Ellis, Kendra (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 ... -
Shackles, Collars, and Chains: Exposing the treatment of enslaved black women during the Middle Passage and as part of the archaeological record (1700-1886)
Dwyer, Kelsey (East Carolina University, 2021-05-04)This thesis examines and argues that the shipboard narratives and material culture related to black enslaved women from 1700 through 1886 further illuminates gendered experiences. The study analyses the role of these African ... -
Shades of Grey : Anglo-German Diplomacy and Eyre Crowe, 1905-1914
Jarvis, Elissa (East Carolina University, 2010)In January of 1907, British Foreign Official Eyre Crowe wrote a memorandum detailing the present relations between Great Britain, France and Germany. In this memorandum, Crowe argued that war between Britain and Germany ... -
Shedding Light on Dark Truths : The Interpretation of African American History at Tryon Palace in New Bern, NC
Hardy, Stephanie (East Carolina University, 2014)Tryon Palace was home to the first royal governors of North Carolina. Today, the site is one of the most visited historic sites in the state. But what stories are visitors hearing? The historic homes and buildings at the ... -
Shell Castle, A North Carolina Entrepot, 1789-1820: A Historical and Archaeological Investigation
McGuinn, Phillip Horne (2000-12) -
Ship Ashore! : The Role of Risk in the Development of the United States Life-Saving Service and its Effects on Wrecking Patterns Along the North Carolina Coast
Marano, Joshua Lynn (East Carolina University, 2012)Prior to the 1870s bloated corpses, splintered masts, and floating cargoes often littered the isolated beaches of the Eastern United States, becoming a tragic but nearly ubiquitous sight. For those in peril upon the seas, ... -
Ships of Russian America
Anichtchenko, Evguenia V (2004-08) -
SITE 44Y088: The Archaeological Assessment of the Hull Remains at Yorktown, Virginia
Morris, John William, III (1991-04) -
SITE FORMATION AND CORROSION PROCESSES: A Comparative Analysis of Condor and Stormy Petrel Wreck Sites
Alexander, Hoyt L. (East Carolina University, 2019-04-17)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 ... -
South Africa's Battle of the Atlantic: 1939-1945: A Survey of the Cape Peninsula's WWII Heritage
Harrison, Ian P (East Carolina University, 2019-05-07)In 1939, the Union of South Africa was caught unprepared for war. With the full weight of the Commonwealth's resources dedicated to the defense of the British Isles, the Union Defense Force (UDF) was tasked with defending ... -
The Splintered Wall: The British Blockade of the United States, 1812-1815
Dudley, Wade G. (1997-11) -
The Steam Schooner Cosmopolis / Hawaiian Steamer Kauai: The Mahukona Harbor Steamship Wreck
Froning, Donald J., Jr. (2007-04) -
“Stripped Clean by Wind and Water”: Historical and Archaeological Investigation of a Provincetown Plum-Pudding Whaling Company and its Reaction to a Dimming Industry
Wentzel, Lindsay Myers (East Carolina University, 2023-12-07)Industry decline after the 1859 discovery of petroleum prompted American whalers to adopt innovative strategies for survival, such as plum-pudding whaling. Characterized by short, Atlantic expeditions, it minimized risk ... -
"Subject to the power of the Infernall Spiritt" : Puritans, Privateers, and the Genesis of Buccaneers
Robinson, M. Todd (1998-04) -
Submerged Cultural Resource survey of Whitefish Point, Michigan
Mannesto, Richard Neil (1993-05) -
The Succession Plans of Augustus and Tiberius
Bryan, Danielle M. (East Carolina University, 2012)This thesis examines the role of Tiberius in Augustus' succession plan. Tiberius was important because he became emperor after Augustus' death at Nola in AD 14. Augustus wanted a direct family heir, someone of Julian ... -
Surgery at Sea: An Analysis of Shipboard Medical Practitioners and Their Instrumentation
Croskery Howard, Robin P. (East Carolina University, 2016-05-04)Shipboard life has long been of interest to maritime history and archaeology researchers. Historical research into maritime medical practices, however, rarely uses archaeological data to support its claims. The primary ...