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Scattered to the Wind : An Evaluation of the Disaster Landscape of Coastal North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Coastal North Carolina has had a long and intimate relationship with severe weather events, the outcome of which has affected the physical, economical, and social structures of the State. The primary objective of this ...
DID JOHN LAWSON SLEEP HERE? : AN INVESTIGATION OF LOTS FIVE AND SIX IN HISTORIC BATH, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2010)
The investigation of Lots Five and Six in Bath, North Carolina, began during the spring semester of 2003 and continued intermittently until the summer of 2010 under the direction of Dr. Charles R. Ewen. During this time, ...
Hidden and Sacred : African American Cemeteries in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2010)
The purpose of thesis is to identify an Eastern North Carolina African American Burial Pattern through the survey of Black Bottom Cemetery and the comparison of this cemetery to others in Eastern North Carolina as well as ...
A Synthesis of the Prehistoric Archaeological Investigations of Lake Phelps, Washington County, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2010)
During the mid-1980s, visitors and staff at Pettigrew State Park in Washington County, North Carolina discovered a series of prehistoric dugout canoes and associated artifacts in and around Lake Phelps. Beginning in 1985, ...
At the Crossroads : Maritime Systems in Transition and the Elizabeth City Ships' Graveyard, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2010)
The Elizabeth City Ships' Graveyard in the Pasquotank River represents the largest assemblage of deliberately discarded watercraft found in North Carolina to date. Applying Annales School principles to the abandonment ...
Heritage at Risk? : An Assessment of Environmental Factors in Archaeological Site Damage in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2011)
This thesis is a multi-disciplinary geological and maritime archaeological study. This study's purpose is to create exploratory models that utilize analyses of geophysical factors within and around northeastern North ...
WAVES OF CARNAGE : A HISTORICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, AND GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC IN NORTH CAROLINA WATERS
(East Carolina University, 2010)
By the end of World War II, the waters of North Carolina were littered with the hulks of merchant vessels and German U-boats as well as the bodies of sailors from many different nationalities. This wreckage and loss of ...
Revisiting the Port of Brunswick : A Research Design for the Waterfront of Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site, Winnabow, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Since the fall of 2010, a series of colonial period wharves and other features have been revealed as a result of erosion along the banks of the Cape Fear River at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site in Winnabow, ...
SHOVEL TESTING THE SQUIRE'S RIDGE (31ED365) SITE : EDGECOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2011)
In this study, artifacts from the 2009 field season at Squire's Ridge (31ED365) are analyzed. One-hundred and fourteen shovel tests were completed by students under the supervision of I. Randolph Daniel that account for ...
For the Love of Profit : Examining Traditional Capitalism on Eagles Island, North Carolina
(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 ...