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Postmortem Archaeology: Reinterpreting Salvaged Sites using the CSS Neuse as a Case Study

dc.access.optionOpen Access
dc.contributor.advisorRodgers, Bradley A
dc.contributor.authorHauck, Chelsea
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-25T19:17:31Z
dc.date.available2016-05-25T19:17:31Z
dc.date.created2016-05
dc.date.issued2016-04-19
dc.date.submittedMay 2016
dc.date.updated2016-05-25T18:23:15Z
dc.degree.departmentHistory
dc.degree.disciplineMA-Maritime Studies
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.degree.nameM.A.
dc.description.abstractTraditionally, 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 and the collection as a whole is lost. Archaeologists have attempted to recreate salvaged sites to rediscover that contextual information. This thesis will examine a new set of methods called "postmortem" archaeology which will be applied to the American Civil War wreck of the CSS Neuse, which is the largest single collection of artifacts from a Confederate vessel. There are four issues affecting contextual data that have arisen since the salvage of the CSS Neuse wreck site: 1) how the ship was scuttled, 2) contamination by additional artifacts during excavation, 3) looting of artifacts during excavation, and 4) the timeline of the removal of the cannons. These four issues will serve as examples of broader problems that affect salvaged sites and possible methodologies that can be used to recreate the site. The "postmortem" methodology used to study the CSS Neuse can then be broadened and applied to other salvaged sites.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/5308
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectCSS Neuse
dc.subjectIronclad Ram
dc.subjectKinston, North Carolina
dc.subjectFolklore
dc.subject.lcshSalvage archaeology
dc.subject.lcshUnderwater archaeology
dc.subject.lcshUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations
dc.subject.lcshArmored vessels
dc.subject.lcshArchaeology and history
dc.subject.lcshNeuse River (N.C.)
dc.titlePostmortem Archaeology: Reinterpreting Salvaged Sites using the CSS Neuse as a Case Study
dc.typeMaster's Thesis
dc.type.materialtext

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