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The Archaeology of Vernacular Watercraft

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Editors:
  1. Amanda M. Evans

    1. Tesla Offshore, LLC, Prairieville, USA

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  • Presents case studies of ships never before published
  • Provides framework for incorporating underwater research into overall archaeological research
  • Covers broad range of time periods and geographic locations, drawing together cohesive themes
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: When the Land Meets the Sea (ACUA)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Vernacular Watercraft: In Concept and in Practice

    • Amanda M. Evans, Sheli O. Smith
    Pages 1-7

  3. Improvise, Adapt, Overcome: Vernacular Boats as Environmental Adaptations

    • Amanda M. Evans
    Pages 9-18

  4. The Caymanian Catboat

    • Roger C. Smith
    Pages 19-27

  5. The Bergantín, a Little Known Craft from the Early Spanish Period in the New World

    • Samuel P. Turner
    Pages 29-51

  6. Expressions of a Dying Tradition: Vernacular Watercraft in Apalachicola, Florida

    • Della A. Scott-Ireton, Christopher E. Horrell
    Pages 53-64

  7. Some Assembly Required: The Analysis and Reassembly of the Larkin Boat, a Vernacular Watercraft Recovered from Gregory Mill Creek in Liberty County, Florida

    • Chuck Meide
    Pages 65-98

  8. Born on the Bayou: Louisiana’s Vernacular Constructed Watercraft

    • Melanie Damour
    Pages 99-127

  9. The Watercraft of Castle Island, Washington, North Carolina

    • Bradley A. Rodgers, Nathan Richards, Franklin H. Price, Brian Clayton, Andrew Pietruszka, Heather White
    Pages 129-156

  10. The Shallop of Hart’s Cove

    • David C. Switzer
    Pages 157-164

  11. Cultural Transmissions of the “Biscayne Shallop” in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1560–1750

    • Brad Loewen
    Pages 165-187

  12. The Batteau Plat of New France: Its Origin, Construction, and Design

    • Charles Dagneau
    Pages 189-203

  13. Vernacular Craft of the North American Great Lakes

    • Bradley A. Rodgers
    Pages 205-230

  14. The Support System for Riverine Trade in the United States

    • Steve J. Dasovich
    Pages 231-253

  15. The Mini-Fleet of Emerald Bay: Recreational Vernacular Watercraft

    • John W. Foster, Charles Beeker, Deborah Marx, Sheli O. Smith
    Pages 255-271

  16. Getting a Handle on the Georgia Strait Handliner, a Vernacular Boat from British Columbia

    • Charles D. Moore
    Pages 273-288

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 289-291
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About this book

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.

Reviews

“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)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Tesla Offshore, LLC, Prairieville, USA

    Amanda M. Evans

About the editor

Amanda M. Evans is the Senior Marine Archaeologist for Tesla Offshore LLC. She is an elected officer and serves on the Board of Directors for the Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology and is on the Board of Directors for the Register of Professional Archaeologists. Amanda received her Ph.D. from Louisiana State University.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Archaeology of Vernacular Watercraft

  • Editors: Amanda M. Evans

  • Series Title: When the Land Meets the Sea

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3563-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-3561-1Published: 19 April 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-7034-6Published: 23 March 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-3563-5Published: 19 April 2016

  • Series ISSN: 1869-6783

  • Series E-ISSN: 1869-6791

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 291

  • Number of Illustrations: 76 b/w illustrations, 37 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Archaeology

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