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DETECTING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SIGNATURES IN SHALLOW WATER: A STUDY OF THE CHICAMACOMICO RACES BATTLESCAPE (1-5 OCTOBER 1861)
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)After the Confederate surrender at Forts Hatteras and Clark in August of 1861, the Union took control of Pamlico Sound. Confederate soldiers, however, remained in control of an outpost on nearby Roanoke Island. This was ... -
Determining Seasonal Corrosion Rates in Ferrous-Hulled Shipwrecks : A Case Study of the USS Huron
(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 ... -
Discovered Repeatedly: Archaeological Documentation and Site Restoration of Pacific Reef Wreck (BISC-29, 8Da11953)
(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 ... -
Elizabeth I, Visual Icon : A Title Unintended
(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
(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, ... -
Examining Mid-Atlantic Ocean Shipwrecks and Commercial Fish Trawling & Dredging
(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
(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 ...