Coastal North Carolina (Geographic Keyword)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Archaeological Studies of Material Culture (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The artifact assemblage from Queen Anne’s Revenge represents one of the most rich and diverse shipwreck collections from the early eighteenth century. Ongoing conservation of the artifacts continues to reveal new and compelling insight into the work and lives of sailors aboard this vessel. Among the collection is...
Shackleford Banks: The Economical and Environmental Changing Coastal Dynamics from the Early 1800s to the Creation of the National Seashore. (2022)
This is a poster submission presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Shackleford Banks, North Carolina is a 14.5-kilometer barrier island that has not been permanently inhabited by humans in over a century. These Ca’e Bankers lived, not necessarily in isolation, but in self-relying communities that used anything and everything to their advantage. They were able to survive by using what the landscape provided them through oystering, clamming, whaling,...