Shipwrecks and provenance : in-situ timber sampling protocols with a focus on wrecks of the Iberian shipbuilding tradition / Sara A. Rich, Nigel Nayling, Garry Momber and Ana Crespo Solana.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rich, Sara A., author.

Nayling, Nigel, author.

Momber, Garry, author.

Crespo Solana, Ana, author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Access archaeology

Access Archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shipwrecks.

Underwater archaeology.

Dendrochronology.

Physical Description:

65 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2017]

Summary:

Two of the questions most frequently asked by archaeologists of sites and the objects that populate them are 'How old are you?' and 'Where are you from?' These questions can often be answered through archaeometric dating and provenance analyses. As both archaeological sites and objects, shipwrecks pose a special problem in archaeometric dating and provenance because when they sailed, they often accumulated new construction material as timbers were repaired and replaced. Additionally, during periods of globalization, such as the so-called Age of Discovery, the provenance of construction materials may not reflect where the ship was built due to long-distance timber trade networks and the global nature of these ships' sailing routes. Accepting these special challenges, nautical archaeologists must piece together the nuanced relationship between the ship, its timbers, and the shipwreck, and to do so, wood samples must be removed from the assemblage.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-65).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781784917173

1784917176

OCLC:

1019657424

Publisher Number:

99976652640