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The Archaeology of Vernacular Watercraft

Amanda M Evans editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

Published:23rd Mar '17

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This volume presents multiple idiographic, archaeological studies of vernacular watercraft from North America and the Caribbean. Rather than attempt to synthesize all vernacular types, this volume focuses on ship construction data recovered through archaeological investigations that has been used to make inferences about culture. This collection of case studies, including many examples from cultural resource management and graduate student theses, presents a thematic exploration of cultural adaptation as expressed through ship construction.

“A comprehensive 30-year survey of underwater vernacular vessels in the Great Lakes includes passenger steamers and grain and canal schooners, as well as bulk carriers. … This exploration of the history and archaeology of these little-known watercraft brings to light their importance as part of the economic and recreational fabric of North America. Summing Up: Recommended. All public and academic libraries.” (J. B. Richardson III, Choice, Vol. 55 (2), October, 2017)

ISBN: 9781493970346

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 4686g

291 pages

1st ed. 2016