“GUNS AND SHIPS AND SO THE BALANCE SHIFTS”: USING ARTIFACT PATTERNING TO CONTEXTUALIZE A SALVAGED ASSEMBLAGE DATED TO THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN, 1781

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dc.contributor.advisorHarris, Lynn B
dc.contributor.authorSchuler, Jillian
dc.contributor.departmentHistory
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-05T14:08:08Z
dc.date.available2024-05-01T08:02:26Z
dc.date.created2023-05
dc.date.issued2023-05-03
dc.date.submittedMay 2023
dc.date.updated2023-06-02T15:40:51Z
dc.degree.departmentHistory
dc.degree.disciplineMA-Maritime Studies
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.degree.nameM.A.
dc.description.abstractBefore General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in 1781, he scuttled a portion of his shipping fleet along the Yorktown riverbank to defend the town from a Franco- American amphibious attack. An environment rife with maritime material culture, the river has been subject to formal and informal salvage, including a joint effort in the 1930s by the Mariners' Museum and the National Park Service that produced a significant artifact assemblage with minimal archaeological context. This thesis will attempt to contextualize the 1930s salvaged assemblage of York River through an artifact pattern developed from four case studies: HMS Invincible (1758), HMS Swift (1770), General Carleton (1785), and Betsy (1781). The artifact pattern presents potential archaeological distinctions between British naval and merchant vessels during the second half of the 18th century.
dc.embargo.lift2024-05-01
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/12884
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectAmerican War of Independence
dc.subjectBattle of Yorktown
dc.subjectMaritime Material Culture
dc.subjectArtifact Patterning
dc.subject18th Century British Navy
dc.subject.lcshSalvage archaeology--Virginia--York River
dc.subject.lcshUnited States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
dc.subject.lcshUnderwater archaeology--Virginia--York River
dc.subject.lcshInvincible (Ship : 1744-1758)
dc.subject.lcshGeneral Carleton (Ship)
dc.subject.lcshBetsy (Ship)
dc.subject.lcshSwift (Sloop of war)
dc.title“GUNS AND SHIPS AND SO THE BALANCE SHIFTS”: USING ARTIFACT PATTERNING TO CONTEXTUALIZE A SALVAGED ASSEMBLAGE DATED TO THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN, 1781
dc.typeMaster's Thesis
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