Browsing by Author "History"
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Determining Seasonal Corrosion Rates in Ferrous-Hulled Shipwrecks : A Case Study of the USS Huron
Horn, Thomas Wilde (East Carolina University, 2014)This is a study designed to examine if there are seasonal environmental factors that affect the corrosion rates of ferrous-hulled shipwrecks in an archaeological setting. The remains of USS Huron, a warship that sank off ... -
Developing a Supplemental Archaeological Methodology: A Photogrammetric Study of Shipwrecks Using a Low-Cost ROV
Clevenger, Katherine Lovejoy (East Carolina University, 2017-11-15)In recent years, photogrammetry has been increasingly used as a supplement to traditional archaeological mapping methods. This study aims to show that photogrammetry can be a viable supplement, and in some cases a replacement, ... -
The Development and Decline of Tar-Pamlico River Maritime Commerce and Its Impact Upon Regional Settlement Patterns
McCabe, Christopher P (2007-04) -
The Development of Arabian Shipping and Commerce in Classical Antiquity
Prados, Edward F (1993-03) -
Discovered Repeatedly: Archaeological Documentation and Site Restoration of Pacific Reef Wreck (BISC-29, 8Da11953)
Roth, Madeline J. (East Carolina University, 2018-11-30)Sitting at the northern end of the Florida Reef, Biscayne National Park is home to over 100 submerged archaeological sites. Part of the park's ongoing efforts to study, interpret, and stabilize submerged resources threatened ... -
Dr. Williams S.W. Ruschenberger and Professionalism for Surgeons in the Pre-Civil War U.S. Navy
Belcher, Samuel W (2002-10) -
Early 18th Century Hand Grenades on the North American Atlantic Coast: An Experimental Archaeology Study
Lacey, Stephen (East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)In the first half of the eighteenth century, standardization of weapons appears in cannon, shot, and small arms. No comparative study has been conducted to determine if grenades follow this pattern. In this study, three ... -
Elizabeth I, Visual Icon : A Title Unintended
Stewart, Emily Ballance (East Carolina University, 2014)This thesis explores Elizabeth I's relationship with her official state portraiture to show that she placed little value in its meaning and authority for political and diplomatic uses. Understanding her personal relationship ... -
End of the Line : The Wright's Creek Commercial Fishing Graveyard, Belhaven, North Carolina
Marcotte, Jacqueline L. (East Carolina University, 2011)A 1994-1995 survey (Babits and Kjorness 1995) discovered the presence of several abandoned vessel complexes in Wright's Creek, a rural area located between the Pamlico and Pungo Rivers in North Carolina. These graveyards, ... -
Establishing a Proper Balance: A Study of How the Relationship of Church and State Evolved in the Hands of the Constantine, Clovis and Charlemagne.
Guest, Derek (East Carolina University, 2024-01-04)This thesis will evaluate how the relationship between the Church and State was established in Western Society. I will look at three foundational civil leaders in the first millennia of this process: Emperor Constantine, ... -
Evangelical thought in the works of Fran{commab}cois Rabelais
Terry, Mickey Thomas. -
Examining Mid-Atlantic Ocean Shipwrecks and Commercial Fish Trawling & Dredging
Steinmetz, Joyce Holmes (East Carolina University, 2010)This study examines the major site formation processes of commercial fish trawling and dredging impacts on mid-Atlantic ocean shipwrecks. Exploring this human-related interaction requires multi-disciplinary sources, including ... -
Exploring the Maritime Task System of Somerset Place
Tabeling, Mackenzie Mirre (East Carolina University, 2023-05-03)Eastern North Carolina’s maritime industry was dependent on the labor of free and enslaved maritime workers. These maritime laborers contributed to maritime development in a multitude of ways, from working on large seagoing ... -
"A Fair Specimen of a Southern River Steamer": The Oregon and Tar/Pamlico River Steam Navigation
Lawrence, Matthew S (2003-05)Steam navigation began successfully on North Carolina's Cape Fear River in 1818 and within a decade all of North Carolina's rivers hosted steamers, except for the Tar/Pamlico River. The Tar/Pamlico River lagged behind other ... -
Federal Operations at Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina, 1861
Marcinko, Tom (2000-08) -
The Final Ambush : An Adapted Battlefield Analysis of the U-576 Attack Upon Allied Convoy KS-520 off Cape Hatteras During the Second World War
Bright, John Christopher (East Carolina University, 2012)The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest, largest, and most complex military action of the Second World War. The battle involved Allied, Axis, and neutral nations, resulting in both military and civilian casualties. At ... -
Fire in the Hold : Construction and Use of the 1628 Swedish Warship Vasa's Galley
Ray, Eric (East Carolina University, 2010)The galley of the 17th century Swedish warship Vasa is currently the only large 17th century naval galley available for study. It was surveyed by the author in 2008. While the galley's wooden structure remains largely ... -
Fishing Vessels of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Industry
Baumer, David R (1991-07-12) -
For the Love of Profit : Examining Traditional Capitalism on Eagles Island, North Carolina
Minford, Robert J. (East Carolina University, 2012)As European colonists first arrived in the North American colonies, they brought with them the nascent principles of capitalism. Since then, the theories and practices regarding capitalism have changed, going through phases ...