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Recovery of the Long Island Whaling Boat -- Xbp-018 (1984)

DOCUMENT Citation Only W. Pat Metz. John E. Lobdell.

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Refit for Active Service: Merchant Vessel Conversion and the "Golden Age" of American Whaling (2020)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Luke LeBras.

This is a paper/report submission presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The period following the War of 1812 saw ship owners, builders, and investors rush to reestablish the damaged United States whale fishery and “cash-in” on the ever-increasing demand for its products. While New England’s shipyards constructed some of the ships needed to rebuild the damaged fleet, converting merchant vessels to whaleships was generally preferred as conversion was a...

Results of the Archaeological Monitoring of the Courtyard of the Whaling Station and First Brick Building, Monterey, S.H.P (1980)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Lee Motz.

Review: Ipiutak and the Arctic Whale Hunting Culture, By Helge Larsen and Froelich Rainey (1951)

DOCUMENT Citation Only James L. Giddings, Jr..

Samoa's Forgotten Whaling Heritage: American Whaling in Samoan Waters 1824-1878 (1988)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Rhys Richards.

Shore Whalers of the Outer Banks: A Material Culture Study (2015)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ryan J Bradley.

Since the Colonial period, inhabitants of the Outer Banks of North Carolina processed right whales to augment their existence until the turn of the 20th century. What began as drift-whale scavenging became organized hunts. Each spring, the locals kept lookouts from high dunes and launched boats from shore in pursuit of whales. The historical record indicates that they did so for over two centuries with moderate success. Locating archaeological signatures along this coast is problematic due...

Shore Whaling along California’s Central Coast (2020)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Richard Fitzgerald. Denise Jaffke.

This is a paper/report submission presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In 2019, archaeologists from California State Parks and University of California, Berkeley conducted fieldwork to document the submerged and terrestrial archaeological remains of the shore whaling industry and other maritime related industries along the San Mateo/Santa Cruz coast during the mid- to late- 19th century. The discovery of gold in California in 1848 came at a time when...

A Socioeconomic Interpretation of 19th Century Archaeological Ceramics found at Contemporaneous, Culturally Diverse Sites on Ballast Point in San Diego, California (2016)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Michelle D. Graham.

This research assesses the degree to which the type, form, and function of 19th century ceramics recovered from archaeological sites on Ballast Point reflect ethnic identities of their owners. A dualistic approach is employed to determine whether culture or economy played a greater role in influencing the acquisition of ceramic goods at these sites. Comparisons are drawn from contemporaneous deposits associated with a Chinese fishing camp (Trench 2), and a European American whaling operation...

"A Stove Boat": Archaeological and Historical Investigation of E. & E. K. Cook Whaling Company and Its Reaction to a Dimming Industry (2022)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Lindsay M Wentzel.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Despite whale oil flickering out of public demand following the 1859 discovery of petroleum, American whaling operations continued to innovate hunting strategy and vessel usage, while broadening and diversifying maritime assets and identity in an effort for self-preservation. This paper aims to evaluate this period of decline in...

The Technology of Whaling in Australian Waters in the 19th Century (1983)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Pearson.

This study of the technology of the whaling industry in 19th century Australia originated as a part of a wider continuing research project into whaling in southern NS. W. It is necessary to be aware of the technology and the artifacts involved in order to understand the surviving artifacts of the industry, both in a museum and an archaeological context, to understand the technology of the sites being studied, and to understand the economic implications of the industry both locally and in the...

Trying Out a Name: Using Whaling-related Artifacts to Ascertain a Ship’s Identity (2024)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jason T. Raupp. Jeremy Borrelli. Ryan Bradley. Will Nassif.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "From Whalers to World War II: Guam Underwater Archaeology", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. A team of archaeologists and marine scientists with Ships of Discovery investigated the remains of a wooden shipwreck off the island of Guam. Identified through a remote sensing survey, preliminary research suggested the site to be the wreck of the whaleship Asia, lost at Guam in 1856. Recent investigations at the site...

Water and Wood Landings can leave a Mark: Ship Graffiti as Evidence of Visitation to Cocos Island, Costa Rica (2018)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jason, T. Raupp. Omar Fernández López. Annie Wright.

With the rounding of Cape Horn in the late eighteenth century, pelagic whalers forever altered the landscape of the Pacific Ocean. The vast whale populations they found led to an exponential growth in ships exploiting the rich hunting grounds and exploring for sources of fresh food, water, and firewood. Locations of islands offering reprovisioning opportunities spread among whalers and visits were incorporated into seasonal movements. One such place that became well known for abundant sources...

Whale Hunters of Tigara (1947)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Froelich G. Rainey.

Whales, Ice and Men: the History of Whaling in the Western Arctic (1986)

DOCUMENT Citation Only John R. Bockstoce.

Whaleships as Workplaces: An Industrial Approach to Shipwreck Interpretation (2015)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jason Raupp.

Pelagic whaling ships of the early to mid-nineteenth were workplaces which incorporated complex industrial processes that resulted from wider social, cultural and technological changes. Unlike vessels employed in other seaborne trades, whaleships were self-contained and fully integrated industrial platforms that incorporated both the equipment necessary to carry out whaling operations and the domestic spaces that became a meager home for officers and crews for up to five years. The unique nature...

Whaling As an Organizing Focus in Northwestern Alaskan Eskimo Society (1985)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Glenn W. Sheehan.

Whaling Station Inn Expansion (Letter Report) (1977)

DOCUMENT Citation Only William Roop.