The Archaeology of Vernacular Watercraft - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Archaeology of Vernacular Watercraft write by Amanda M. Evans. This book was released on 2016-04-19. The Archaeology of Vernacular Watercraft available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
The Archaeology of Boats & Ships
The Archaeology of Boats & Ships - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Archaeology of Boats & Ships write by Basil Greenhill. This book was released on 1995. The Archaeology of Boats & Ships available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This edition brings together all the archaeological knowledge of the world's boats and ships for the benefit of the maritime archaeologist, as well as for the general reader and enthusiast, the historian and the student. But is is much more than a catalogue of the world's boat finds. The author has collated all the available evidence on the evolution of boat- and shipbuilding through the ages, and examines it as a crucial part of the development of changing civilizations.
The Archaeology of Watercraft Abandonment
The Archaeology of Watercraft Abandonment - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Archaeology of Watercraft Abandonment write by Nathan Richards. This book was released on 2013-06-05. The Archaeology of Watercraft Abandonment available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The historical importance and archaeological potential of deliberately discarded watercraft has not been a major feature of maritime archaeological enquiry. While research on the topic has appeared since the 1970s as books, chapters, and articles, most examples have been limited in focus and distribution, and in most cases disseminated as unpublished archaeological reports (i.e. the “gray literature”.) So, too, has there been a lack of a single source representing the diversity of geographical, historic, thematic, and theoretical contexts that ships’ graveyard sites and deliberately abandoned vessels represent. In contrast with much of the theoretical or case-specific literature on the theme of watercraft discard, this volume communicates to the reader the common heritage and global themes that ships’ graveyard sites represent. It serves as a blueprint to illustrate how the remains of abandoned vessels in ships' graveyards are sites of considerable research value. Moreover, the case studies in this volume assist researchers in understanding the evolution of maritime technologies, economies, and societies. This volume is intended to expose research potential, create discussion, and reinforce the significance of a prevalent cultural resource that is often overlooked.
Archaeology Through Art
Archaeology Through Art - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Archaeology Through Art write by Michelle M. Damian. This book was released on 2010. Archaeology Through Art available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This thesis examines depictions of wooden boats in Japanese woodblock prints of the late Edo period (1603 - 1867). Watercraft were an integral part of Edo Japan, yet little Western scholarship has examined their role. The images are an important resource for understanding more about maritime Japan, filling in some of the gaps left in the documentary and archaeological records. This thesis will compare details of construction and usage visible in the prints with contemporary models, documents, and modern boats built using traditional construction methods in an effort to assess the accuracy of the artistic renditions and learn about the context in which the boats were used. Though woodblock prints cannot provide the accuracy of measured construction drawings, careful study and comparison of the different types of vessels in the prints reveal much about the great range of watercraft in daily use during the Edo period.
Ancient Boats in North-West Europe
Ancient Boats in North-West Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ancient Boats in North-West Europe write by Sean Mcgrail. This book was released on 2014-06-11. Ancient Boats in North-West Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. At last a paperback edition of this standard work on marine archaeology. Séan McGrail's study received exceptional critical acclaim when it was first published in hardback in 1987 and it is now revised and published in paperback for the first time. Professor McGrail provides an authoritative survey of water transport across Northern Europe from the Late Palaeolithic to the later Middle Ages, using evidence of excavations, but also documentary sources, iconographic and ethnographic evidence. In the process he answers such key questions as How were these boats built? What sort of environment were they used in? What speeds could they achieve? and how were they navigated?
