Overview

Research into the anthropogenic and taphonomic processes that affect the formation of maritime archaeological resources has grown significantly over the last decade in both theory and the analysis of specific sites and associated material culture. The addition of interdisciplinary inquiry, investigative techniques, and analytical modeling, from fields such as engineering, oceanography, and marine biology have increased our ability to trace the unique pathways through which archaeological sites progress from initial deposition to the present, yet can also link individual sites into an integrated socio-environmental maritime landscape. This edited volume presents a global perspective of current research in maritime archaeological landscape formation processes. In addition to “classically” considered submerged material culture and geography, or those that can be accessed by traditional underwater methodology, case studies include less-often considered sites and landscapes. Theselandscapes, for example, require archaeologists to use geophysical marine survey equipment to characterize extensive areas of the seafloor or go above the surface to access maritime archaeological resources that have received less scholarly attention.  

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Author:   Alicia Caporaso
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Weight:   3.577kg
ISBN:  

9783319931814

ISBN 10:   3319931814
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   30 May 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- Chapter 1 : A Dynamic Processual Maritime Archaeological Landscape Formation Model.- Chapter 2: Mapping the Coastal Frontier: Shipwrecks and the Cultural Landscape of the Early Republic Littoral.- Chapter 3: Collaboration, Collision and (Re)conciliation: Indigenous Participation in Australia’s Maritime Industry—A Case Study from Point Pearce/Burgiyana, South Australia.- Chapter 4: The Formation of a West African Maritime Seascape: Atlantic Trade, Shipwrecks, and Formation Processes on the Coast of Ghana.- Chapter 5: Environment and Agency in the Formation of the Eastern Ship Graveyard in the Central Basin at Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt.- Chapter 6: Tsunami and Salvage: The Archaeological Landscape of the Beeswax Wreck, Oregon, USA.- Chapter 7: Coastal Erosion and Archaeological Site Formation Processes on Santa Rosa Island, California.- Chapter 8: Formation Processes of Maritime Archaeological Sites in Guadeloupe and the French West Indies: A First Approach.- Chapter 9:Conclusions/Discussion.

Reviews

Caporaso's study of the Formation Processes of Maritime Archaeological of Landscapes presents an excellent perspective of current research in maritime archaeological landscape formation processes. (Jacob Bart Hak, The Northern Mariner, cnrs-scrn.org, Vol. 30 (1), 2020) Formation Processes of Maritime Archaeological Landscapes is an important new exploration of the ever-widening approaches available to maritime archaeologists interested in conceptualizing and characterizing landscapes and seascapes. ... this volume represents a significant step forward in communicating the complex and dynamic themes that are open for scholarly inquiry in landscape research. (Nathan Richards, Journal of Maritime Archaeology, Vol. 14, 2019)

Formation Processes of Maritime Archaeological Landscapes is an important new exploration of the ever-widening approaches available to maritime archaeologists interested in conceptualizing and characterizing landscapes and seascapes. ... this volume represents a significant step forward in communicating the complex and dynamic themes that are open for scholarly inquiry in landscape research. (Nathan Richards, Journal of Maritime Archaeology, Vol. 14, 2019)

Author Information

Dr. Alicia Caporaso has been a professional archaeologist for 12 years as an instructor of Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, and Oceanography, and as a federal archaeologist with the National Park Service and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Her publications and book reviews have appeared in The ACUA Underwater Proceedings, Le Journal, The Nebraska Anthropologist, The Northern Mariner, South Dakota History, and Technical Briefs in Historical Archaeology.

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