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Crucial Factors for the Recovery and Conservation of an Archaeological Ship
(East Carolina University, 2012)
What factors determine the successful recovery and concentration of a full archaeological ship? While an article by G.D. van der Heide provides guidelines for recovery, he offers no analysis to explain why his issues are ...
"The Bower Yet Remains": Historical and Archaeological Technomic Analysis of Anchor Design Trends in The Long Nineteenth Century
(East Carolina University, 2017-09-22)
In the course of undertaking maritime archaeological research, archaeologists often find that anchors are without context or provenance and that the only potential identifying features lie in an anchor's design. This study ...
3D Printing for Maritime Cultural Heritage: A Design For All Approach
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-07)
This thesis examines issues in accessibility to maritime cultural heritage. Using the Pillar Dollar Wreck in Biscayne National Park, Florida, this thesis presents an approach to public outreach based on the concept of ...
Who Are You? An Archaeological Examination of the Human Remains Associated with Vasa
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
When the Swedish warship Vasa sank in 1628, approximately 30 lives were lost. The ship was raised and fully excavated in the 1950s and 1960s, and through the course of the excavation, over 1,500 human bones were recorded ...
Postmortem Archaeology: Reinterpreting Salvaged Sites using the CSS Neuse as a Case Study
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-19)
Traditionally, salvaged wreck sites are disregarded by academia because contextual data are lost without detailed measured site maps. When these sites are ignored, the information that can be gained from individual artifacts ...
“DASH AT THE ENEMY!”: THE USE OF MODERN NAVAL THEORY TO EXAMINE THE BATTLEFIELD AT ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2016-01-15)
Immediately following the Union victory at Roanoke Island (7-8 February 1862), Federal naval forces advanced north to the Pasquotank River and the town of Elizabeth City, North Carolina where remnants of the Confederate ...
WARSHIPS OF THE FIRST PUNIC WAR: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION AND CONTRIBUTORY RECONSTRUCTION OF THE EGADI 10 WARSHIP FROM THE BATTLE OF THE EGADI ISLANDS (241 B.C.)
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)
Oared warships dominated the Mediterranean from the Bronze Age down to the development of cannon. Purpose-built warships were specifically designed to withstand the stresses of ramming tactics and high intensity impacts. ...
North Carolina Material Culture : An Analysis of the Excavation, Conservation, and Display of the Confederate Ironclad CSS Neuse
(East Carolina University, 2013)
The CSS Neuse was a Confederate Ironclad stationed in Kinston, North Carolina. Today, it is one of a few surviving commissioned Confederate Ironclads, and is forgotten by many due to its lack of significant military ...